Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Greppers – fast CLI cheat sheet with instant copy and shareable search
I kept re-Googling the same flags, so I built a tiny, fast directory of copy-ready CLI commands. It’s static (vanilla JS), instant search, keyboard nav (↑/↓ + Enter), favorites (localStorage), and linkable queries. Examples: • grep errors → https://www.greppers.com/?q=grep%20error%20logs • list open ports (macOS) → https://www.greppers.com/?q=list%20open%20ports • show git branch graph → https://www.greppers.com/?q=git%20graph • tail with colors → https://www.greppers.com/?q=tail%20colors Tech notes: static site on Netlify, no…
Greppers is a static web directory of command-line commands designed to reduce repeated web searches for flags and syntax. It features instant client-side search, keyboard navigation, and one-click copying of… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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2020 · grep.app · its alternatives →
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My book on "GNU grep and ripgrep" is free to download today and tomorrow [1][2] Code snippets, example files and sample chapters are available on GitHub [3] The book uses plenty of examples and regular expressions are also covered from scratch. The book is suitable for beginners as well as serves as a reference. Hope you find it useful, I would be grateful for your feedback and suggestions. I used pandoc+xelatex [4] to generate the pdf. [1] https://gumroad.com/l/gnugrep_ripgrep [2] https://leanpub.com/gnugrep_ripgrep [3]…
2019 · its alternatives →
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A simple, fast and user-friendly alternative to 'find' - sharkdp/fd
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · seashells.io · its alternatives →
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Local first semantic and hybrid BM25 grep / search tool for use by AI and humans! - GitHub - BeaconBay/ck: Local first semantic and hybrid BM25 grep / search tool for use by AI and humans!
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Grep with colours. Contribute to arsham/blush development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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ast-grep▲66A polyglot tool for code searching, linting, rewriting
2023 · ast-grep.github.io · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I'm excited to share f2, a command-line tool I built for fast and flexible bulk renaming of files. It's cross-platform (Linux, macOS, Windows), executes a dry-run by default, supports undo, and provides incredible flexibility in file renaming with several built-in variables and Exiftool integration. If you've ever struggled with renaming large batches of files or wished for more control and speed when managing file names, this might be just what you need. I hope you find it useful!
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Grep Clojure code using clojure.spec regexes. Contribute to borkdude/grasp development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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In the deep mists of time (circa 2012), I was playing with the Go standard library, and saw how easy it was to stand up a webserver that let you navigate a remote file system, and I thought it was pretty neat. I took a look at my shell history and a frequent pattern of commands was "cd, ls, cd, ls, ...". And I thought "I love my keyboard, but you know, point and click might be nice in this context." And then I thought, "It'd be even cooler if you could run commands there." Skip forward several years, a few earlier implementations, a name change, and now there's Hucksh(ell), a bash-like shell…
2023 · its alternatives →
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Uses upstream GNU grep to build a native php extension. - hparadiz/ext-gnu-grep
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I built this because I got tired of the Claude Code CLI hiding details from me. Recent updates have replaced critical output with summaries like "Read 3 files" or "Edited 2 files". To see what actually happened, I was forced to use `--verbose`, which floods the terminal with unreadable JSON and system prompts. I wanted a middle ground: *Full observability without the noise.* `claude-devtools` is a local Electron app that tails the session logs in `~/.claude/` to reconstruct the execution trace in real-time. *Unlike wrappers, it solves the visibility gap in your native…
Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A shell script for searching for links on torrent sites - TUVIMEN/torge
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Last month, I started learning a Python TUI framework called Textual. After working on a 4x4 board game, I made an interactive app to test your CLI text processing skills with 40 beginner to intermediate level exercises. The app is fairly basic in terms of features — only single input file, so no stdin data, multiple files, etc. Most of the exercises in this app is based on my Computing from the Command Line ebook (https://learnbyexample.github.io/cli-computing/preface.html). I hope to improve the TUI app to support all the 200+ exercises sometime next year.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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It is heavily inspired by semgrep, but intends to be an AST-base searcher/linter/rewriter. https://github.com/ast-grep/ast-grep
2023 · ast-grep.github.io · its alternatives →
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I built qlog because I got tired of waiting for grep to search through gigabytes of logs. qlog uses an inverted index (like search engines) to search millions of log lines in milliseconds. It's 10-100x faster than grep and way simpler than setting up Elasticsearch. Features: - Lightning fast indexing (1M+ lines/sec using mmap) - Sub-millisecond searches on indexed data - Beautiful terminal output with context lines - Auto-detects JSON, syslog, nginx, apache formats - Zero configuration - Works offline - Pure Python Example: qlog index './logs/*/*.log' qlog search "error"…
Mar 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hold on tight. Contribute to alexpasmantier/grip-grab development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Node Input/output Piper. Contribute to kolodny/nip development by creating an account on GitHub.
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Occasionally, I need full-text search on my bookmarks to find a specific bookmark I added some time ago. Usually, browsers only support search of bookmarks in the website's title tag which is often not sufficient to find a bookmark. Some browsers, like Safari, provide built-in support for full-text search, but can only be used for content that's already in the browser's history. Bogrep imports your bookmarks from multiple browsers (removing duplicates), and then downloads and caches them in plaintext (without images or videos). These cached bookmarks are subsequently used for full-text search.
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Codemod grep searches public code by syntax and structure, not just text or regex. Use ast-grep patterns to find code by shape across repositories.
Aug 2026 · grep.codemod.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · wheybags.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · livegrep.com · its alternatives →
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