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ripgrep vs tgrep: catalog facts
ripgrep	tgrep
Free Free and open source, dual licensed under the Unlicense or the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
Several times faster than grep and git grep on a large tree Respects gitignore, so results are relevant by default	Index makes repeated searches over large codebases fast Regular expression search
Command line only The gitignore defaults surprise people until they learn the -u flags	Needs a background server and index, unlike plain grep or ripgrep Benefit is mainly on very large codebases
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Unlicense OR MIT	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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