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GNU Grephgrep
Free

Free software from the GNU Project with no paid tier.

 Free

Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.

Linux, Command line Command line
  • Installed by default on most Linux systems
  • Thorough documentation via man, info and online manual
  • Shows surrounding code for each match
  • Syntax highlighting in search results
  • Slower on large codebases than tools like ripgrep or ugrep
  • Does not skip ignored files or directories by default
  • Output is longer than plain grep, less suited to piping
  • Command line only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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