AstroGrep is a Microsoft Windows GUI File Searching (grep) utility. Its features include regular expressions, versatile printing options, stores most recent used paths and has a "context" feature which is very nice for looking at source code.

Features

  • Regular expressions
  • Concurrent multiple file types
  • Recursive directory searching
  • A "context" feature that selects the lines above and below your search expression
  • Versatile exporting and printing options
  • RIght click to open file with editor of your choice at specific line (if setup)
  • Store Most Recently Used file names, file types, and search expressions
  • Match Whole Word Only
  • File encoding detection (ability to turn off and override for individual files)

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  • It's just awesome. I was already desperate looking for my Word file and that program was literally my last hope. It took a while but the file was found! Brilliant and really easy to setup and use.
  • wowww i recomend this program a lot
  • Excellent Grep GUI for windows.
  • One of the best GUI tool for search the stings and texts in the files and sub-folders.
    1 user found this review helpful.
  • You might consider grouping filetypes and offering more noob-friendly way of selecting most common extensions. I'll add this request to the forums, meanwhile 5/5!
    2 users found this review helpful.
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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Windows

Languages

French, Polish, Italian, English, Danish, German, Spanish

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, System Administrators, Developers, End Users/Desktop

User Interface

.NET/Mono

Programming Language

C#

Related Categories

C# Grep Tool

Registered

2002-06-07