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hgrep vs vgrep: catalog facts
hgrep	vgrep
Free Free to use; the source is published on GitHub.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0-only.
Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Shows surrounding code for each match Syntax highlighting in search results	Interactive browsing of grep results Shows context around matches
Output is longer than plain grep, less suited to piping Command line only	Requires a grep-compatible search tool
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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