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dnGrep/dnGrep

Graphical GREP tool for Windows observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/dnGrep/dnGrep · homepage · C# · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

98/100

  • Activity 98
  • Release rhythm 97
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 28.0
  • age_days: 4346
  • days_rel: 22
  • days_push: 14
  • n_releases_24m: 25

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2165 stars · 167 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

dnGrep is a graphical grep-style search utility for Windows that searches across text files, Word/Excel/PowerPoint documents, PDFs, and archives using text, regex, XPath, and phonetic queries. It includes search-and-replace with undo, whole-file preview, and right-click search from File Explorer.

Use cases

  • search text inside pdfs and word documents on windows
  • grep across files with a gui instead of command line
  • search inside zip and 7z archives without extracting
  • regex search and replace across many files
  • find files containing specific text from file explorer right-click
  • search excel and powerpoint files for content

When to choose

  • you need powerful multi-format file search on Windows with a friendly UI
  • you want grep-like regex search but prefer not to use the terminal
  • you need to search inside archives or binary document formats

When to avoid

  • you need a command-line or scriptable grep for automation
  • you are on Linux or macOS
  • you need to replace text inside binary formats like Word or PDF

Facets

application · maturity active

search-engine gui developer-tools developer-tools files windows windows grep file-search regex search-and-replace wpf archives pdf-search office-documents desktop

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Member repositories

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