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24 alternatives to Fselect – CLI tool to search files with SQL-like queries (made in Rust)

Find files with SQL-like queries. Contribute to jhspetersson/fselect development by creating an account on GitHub.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Fselect – CLI tool to search files with SQL-like queries (made in Rust) launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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FSQL – Search through your file system with SQL-esque queries▲341
Search for files using a fun query language. Contribute to kashav/fsql development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Querying JSON documents using SQL-like language in Scala▲70
SQL micro-dialect implementation for querying JSON objects. Written purely in Scala. - mmalek06/JsonSql
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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GritQL, a Rust CLI for rewriting source code▲280
Hi everyone! I’m excited to open source GritQL, a Rust CLI for searching and transforming source code. GritQL comes from my experiences with conducting large scale refactors and migrations. Usually, I would start exploring a codebase with grep. This is easy to start with, but most migrations end up accumulating additional requirements like ensuring the right packages are imported and excluding cases which don’t have a viable migration path. Eventually, to build a complex migration, I usually ended up having to write a full codemod program with a tool like jscodeshift. This comes with its own…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to find, written in Rust▲456
A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find' - sharkdp/fd
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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JQL – A JSON Query Language CLI Tool Built with Rust▲25
crates.io serves as a central registry for sharing crates, which are packages or libraries written in Rust that you can use to enhance your projects
2020 · crates.io · its alternatives →
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SQL workbench in the browser▲117
Free browser-based SQL editor powered by DuckDB. Query and visualize CSV, JSON, Parquet and Arrow files locally or from remote URLs. No installation required.
2024 · sql-workbench.com · its alternatives →
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SQLite Plugin for Jekyll▲227
I love Jekyll, especially the Datafiles[0] feature, which lets you use CSV/JSON/YAML files and iterate through them. Mixed with the Jekyll Data Pages generator[1], which lets you create a page for every row in your dataset, it is a very powerful combination. However, Liquid is a terrible language for data-mangling, and simple filtering/sorting/merging can become very annoying. So I wrote a Jekyll SQLite plugin that lets you use the same data interface in Jekyll/Liquid, but backed by a SQLite file(s). It gives you the simplicity of the Baked Data pattern[2], and the…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Kysely, a type-safe SQL query builder for TypeScript▲90
The most powerful type-safe SQL query builder for TypeScript
2023 · kysely.dev · its alternatives →
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Parqeye – A CLI tool to visualize and inspect Parquet files▲167
I built a Rust-based CLI/terminal UI for inspecting Parquet files—data, metadata, and row-group-level structure—right from the terminal. If someone sent me a Parquet file, I used to open DuckDB or Polars just to see what was inside. Now I can do it with one command. Repo: https://github.com/kaushiksrini/parqeye
Nov 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Devsheet▲96
Search and create code snippets on the cloud
2019 · devsheet.com · its alternatives →
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Highly cost-efficient search engine in Rust▲61
Cloud-native OSS search engine for observability. Contribute to quickwit-oss/quickwit development by creating an account on GitHub.
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Open-source, browser-local data exploration using DuckDB-WASM and PRQL▲227
Hey HN! We’ve built Pretzel, an open-source data exploration and visualization tool that runs fully in the browser and can handle large files (200 MB CSV on my 8gb MacBook air is snappy). It’s also reactive - so if, for example, you change a filter, all the data transform blocks after it re-evaluate automatically. You can try it here: https://pretzelai.github.io/ (static hosted webpage) or see a demo video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73wNEun_L7w You can play with the demo CSV that’s pre-loaded (GitHub data of text-editor adjacent projects) or upload…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A tool like jq, but for parsing HTML▲40
jq, but for HTML. Contribute to orf/html-query development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Search Google, GitHub, Stack Overflow, other sites from the terminal▲73
Open a web search in your terminal. Contribute to zquestz/s development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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jql – Easier jq Alternative with a Lispy Syntax Written in Go▲217
Easy JSON Query Processor with a Lispy syntax in Go - cube2222/jql
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Jql – A JSON Query Language CLI Tool Written in Rust▲9
A JSON Query Language CLI tool. Contribute to yamafaktory/jql development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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SQL Viewer – UI for uber/queryparser, written in Haskell▲88
GHCJS front-end for queryparser. Contribute to dlthomas/sql-viewer development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Looq: Preview Files▲99
A better look at your files. Preview Markdown with KaTeX and Mermaid, code in 200+ languages, TSV, SQLite, archives, and folders from Quick Look.
Mar 2026 · parcse.com · its alternatives →
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Efficiently searching compressed text files▲125
Create an index on a compressed text file. Contribute to mattgodbolt/zindex development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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JAQT – JavaScript Queries and Transformations▲100
Hi all, I've made a javascript library to simplify searching/sorting/filtering in arrays of objects. Its inspired by both GraphQL and SQL, but implemented using javascript Proxies. Instead of creating a new language, its all just javascript. I've made it as part of an experimental database, which uses javascript as the query engine. The normal javascript map/reduce/sort functions are quite difficult to master for junior developers. JAQT is easier to explain, and can still be used in combination with any existing array functions. Please let me know what you think of the…
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Jlq – A CLI to easily tail+query JSON log files using Rust+SQLite▲10
Hi all! It's been a while since I posted something. Wrote this back in November to scratch an itch regarding tailing logs locally for multiple services. I know we all love jq...but I'm quite comfortable with SQLite and SQL so just wanted to use that instead. Published my first Rust crate today! My first public Rust project so be gentle :) . Hope you enjoy it! https://crates.io/crates/jlq https://github.com/hamin/jlq
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A local file search tool written in rust▲7
Cross-platform local file search engine. Contribute to naaive/orange development by creating an account on GitHub.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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zfind – CLI like find but using SQL syntax and also does tar/zip▲122
I wrote this because I needed to search a lot of files, including some archives, for files in a date range but couldn't find any good tools. Also I never liked find's option syntax. I think most people already know SQL (or at least it's easier to learn) and a much better match for this task.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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QoreDB▲95
The fast, open-source database client built with Rust
Mar 2026 · qoredb.com · its alternatives →

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