Fast Incremental Plaintext Searcher
A program I used stopped getting updates, so I made my own version of it. It's a fast plaintext search utility in a GUI. It's great for finding text in code projects, log files, configs, anything plaintext! Available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Free version limitations are a splash screen and limited history entries.
Fast Incremental Plaintext Searcher launched on August 15, 2024 with 18 votes, #1,031 of 5,471 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Fast Incremental Plaintext Searcher is a search tool available for macOS and Linux. The macOS version is distributed as a signed disk image, while the Linux version comes as a Debian package but can run on any Linux distribution with glibc 2.17 or higher. The distributor recently updated the release files based on user feedback.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Search for filenames and text within files. Jump to match in external editor. Incremental search, restart on new text entered. Navigate history with side mouse buttons. Export search results to clipboard, file, or pipe. Demo for Window, macOS, and Linux
text searching and file finding tool
Bug Tracker: https://github.com/kyle-sylvestre/mightygrep-misc SHA256: https://github.com/kyle-sylvestre/mightygrep-misc/tree/main/SHA256 In order to download this tool you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $9.99 USD. You will get access to the following files: This seem like a great alternative to BareGrep. May I ask if you have plans to continue the software in the future? I assume the infrequent update is simply that the software has matured and bugs are few.from ksylvestre.itch.io
In the maker’s words, at launch
I’ve overhauled the demo distributables based on user feedback. The MacOS version is now a signed disk image. Although the Linux version is a Debian package, It can be ran directly on any distro with glibc 2.17 or higher
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