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Code Search combines repository-wide lookup with coordinated changes. Its Zoekt engine searches all repositories in sub-second time, while SCIP adds go-to-definition, reference finding, and symbol search. Regex, CLI batch operations, and automatic branches and merge requests support larger maintenance tasks. The built-in MCP server connects Claude and Cursor, and deployment can stay on customer servers through Docker, source builds, Kubernetes, or Helm.

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   Chromium

   Free plan Open source AndroidExtensioniPhone+3

   Open-source browser development and web-platform contributors — Chromium is a browser project with V8 and Blink, not a repository code-search and replacement platform.

   8.9 Open source Visit site
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   ast-grep

   Free plan APIExtensionLinux+3

   AST-based structural search, linting, and rewrites — ast-grep matches abstract syntax trees, supports configurable rules, and rewrites code interactively rather than coordinating repository branches.

   7.7 Open source Visit site
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   GNU GLOBAL

   Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1

   Source tagging and definition-reference navigation — GNU GLOBAL tags source objects and navigates definitions or references, with built-in parsers for a smaller set of languages.

   7.4 Free plan Visit site
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   OpenGrok

   Free plan APILinuxMac+3

   Web-based browsing across many revision systems — OpenGrok adds read-only web browsing, revision history, cross-references, and many revision-control integrations instead of repository replacement operations.

   7.2 Open source Visit site
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   Shebe

   Free plan APILinuxMac+2

   Private local search with coding-agent MCP tools — Shebe performs local BM25 search with ranked and Boolean queries, requires cloned repositories, and does not support remote repository URLs.

   7.1 Free plan Visit site
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   sqry

   Free plan LinuxMacWindows

   Structural call-graph and dependency queries — sqry builds AST symbol graphs for callers, callees, implementations, cycles, and unused symbols, with local processing and MCP or LSP integrations.

   6.8 Free plan Visit site
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   Chatterbox TTS

   by Chatterbox TTS

   Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2

   Open-source text-to-speech model development — Chatterbox is a family of text-to-speech models supporting voice cloning and WAV export, not a code-search product.

   Free plan Visit site
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   Avidemux

   Free plan Open source LinuxMacWeb+1
   9.2 Free plan Visit site
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   Code Fundi

   Free plan APIExtensionWeb
   7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    Comby

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2
    7.2 Open source Visit site
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    Hound

    Free plan APILinuxMac+2
    7.1 Free plan Visit site
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    LXR Cross Referencer

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hostedWeb
    7.1 Open source Visit site
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    Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine

    Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1
    7.1 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Cloud Native Buildpacks Lifecycle

    Free plan LinuxSelf-hosted
    7.0 Open source Visit site
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    LeIndex

    Free plan APILinuxMac+3
    7.0 Open source Visit site
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    searchcode

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    7.0 Free plan Visit site
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    Understand

    Free plan APIExtensionLinux+3
    7.0 Free plan · paid from $100/user/mo (annual) Visit site
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    Sourcebot

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.9 Free plan · paid from $20/user/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
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    idx

    Free plan LinuxMac
    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Sensegrep

    Free plan APIExtensionLinux+3
    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Zoekt

    Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb
    6.8 Open source Visit site
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    ack

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    HodorReflexes

    Free plan
    6.5 Free plan Visit site
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    CodeQuery

    Free plan LinuxMacWindows
    6.3 Free plan Visit site
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    Android Code Search

    Free plan Web
    6.1 Free plan Visit site

You may prefer another tool for structural AST rewrites, local-only indexing, source tagging, or a read-only browser. Compare whether you need hosted code-host connections or repositories cloned locally, broad language coverage or a defined parser set, and AI or editor integrations. Also weigh deployment and privacy: Code Search supports many hosts and self-hosting without telemetry, while alternatives may focus on one machine or require a separately deployed web application. The better choice depends on whether bulk replacement and enterprise controls matter more than specialized queries, simpler local workflows, or browser-based browsing.

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