# monochromegane/the_platinum_searcher

A code search tool similar to ack and the_silver_searcher(ag). It supports multi platforms and multi encodings.

Repository: https://github.com/monochromegane/the_platinum_searcher
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/the_platinum_searcher
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: golang
Last push: 2023-08-01T10:12:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4626, "days_push": 1128, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2818, forks 144 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:23.899277+00:00)

## What it is
The Platinum Searcher (pt) is a fast command-line code search tool similar to ack and the_silver_searcher, written in Go. It recursively searches files while respecting .gitignore, supports multiple encodings (UTF-8, EUC-JP, Shift_JIS), and ships binaries for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

## Use cases
- search code in a project from the terminal faster than grep
- grep alternative that respects gitignore
- search files with Japanese encodings like Shift_JIS or EUC-JP
- integrate a fast searcher into vim or emacs
- find a pattern across a large codebase quickly

## When to choose
- you want ack/ag-like search with multi-encoding support
- you need a single static binary across macOS, Windows, and Linux
- you use Vim or Emacs and want a fast grep backend

## When to avoid
- you already use ripgrep, which is more actively maintained
- you need IDE-integrated search rather than a CLI tool
- you need content indexing or fuzzy file finding rather than literal pattern search

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: search-engine, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: windows, cli, go
- tags: code-search, grep-alternative, ack-alternative, silver-searcher, multi-encoding, command-line, search, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- monochromegane/the_platinum_searcher (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.899277+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:38:34.331224+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/monochromegane/the_platinum_searcher (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:23.899277+00:00, sha dad7488dbfe9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.