AstroGrep is a Microsoft Windows grep utility. Grep is a UNIX command-line program which searches within files for keywords. AstroGrep supports regular expressions, versatile printing options, stores most recently used paths and has a "context" feature which is very nice for looking at source code.
AstroGrep includes the following features:
- Regular expressions (Uses the standard Microsoft .Net Regular Expressions: Quick Reference)
- Concurrent multiple file types
- Recursive directory searching
- A "context" feature that selects the lines above and below your search expression
- Most Recently Used list for search paths
- Somewhat versatile printing options
- Double click to open file with editor of your choice
- Store Most Recently Used file names and search expressions
- Match Whole Word Only
- Syntax highlighing
- Free of charge and Open Source
What"s new in this version:
Bugs
- 40: Counts not updated after item deleted from file list.
- 42: Minimum File Count option needs translated
- 43: Unicode/binary matched text, display error
- 44: Issues with accented characters
- 45: Issue with file filter
- 47: Wrong Italian translation in status bar
- 48: AstroGrep not working (correctly) with utf8 characters/files
Support Requests
- 04: windows code page
Feature Requests
- 53: Search folder in taskbar button & title bar
- 56: Add new default Directory Name exclusions for Source Controls systems and IDEs
- 58: Drag and drop for "Search Path"
- 59: make exclusions checkable
- 61: For file types, please add ability to separate using ; or ,
- 64: Add possibility to show current search path in program title
- 65: Create context menu options for common file operations
- 66: Detect UTF-8 files without BOM as UTF-8
- 67: Add option for default file open to associated program
Others
- Cleaned up saving results output when only searching files or selecting only to return file names (thanks to user Joseph Sheble)
Download: AstroGrep 4.3.1 | 129 KB (Open Source)
View: AstroGrep Homepage