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Best LXR Cross Referencer Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from code search tools ranked against LXR Cross Referencer on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Chromium Open sourceAndroidextensioniOSLinuxMac 6.7
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Chromium
  2. 2
    ast-grep Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb Free6.6
    LXR Cross Referencer vs ast-grep
  3. 3
    Code Search Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Code Search
  4. 4
    GNU GLOBAL Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs GNU GLOBAL
  5. 5
    OpenGrok Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs OpenGrok
  6. 6
    Shebe Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Shebe
  7. 7
    sqry Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs sqry
  8. 8
    Chatterbox TTS Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.4
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Chatterbox TTS
  9. 10
    Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine Free plan LinuxWin Free6.4
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine
  10. 11
    Sourcebot Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $20/mo6.4
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Sourcebot
  11. 12
    Code Fundi Free plan apiextensionWeb $21/mo6.3
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Code Fundi
  12. 13
    searchcode Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    LXR Cross Referencer vs searchcode
  13. 14
    Zoekt Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Zoekt
  14. 15
    Hound apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Hound
  15. 16
    LeIndex apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 5.6
    LXR Cross Referencer vs LeIndex
  16. 17
    CodeCompass apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs CodeCompass
  17. 18
    Comby apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Comby
  18. 19
    idx LinuxMac 5.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs idx
  19. 20
    Krugle apiLinuxMacWeb 5.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Krugle
  20. 21
    Livegrep Linuxself-hostedWeb 5.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Livegrep

LXR Cross Referencer alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Chromium6.7Android, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
2ast-grep6.6Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Code Search6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4GNU GLOBAL6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5OpenGrok6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Shebe6.5Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7sqry6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8Chatterbox TTS6.4Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
10Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine6.4Free planFreeLinux, Windows
11Sourcebot6.4Free plan$20/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
12Code Fundi6.3Free plan$21/moAPI, Browser, Web
13searchcode6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
14Zoekt6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
15Hound5.6API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
16LeIndex5.6API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17CodeCompass5.5API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
18Comby5.5API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19idx5.5Linux, Mac
20Krugle5.5API, Linux, Mac, Web
21Livegrep5.5Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about LXR Cross Referencer alternatives

What is the best alternative to LXR Cross Referencer?

Chromium, number 1 in code search tools with a score of 6.7 out of 10. The others here: ast-grep, Code Search, GNU GLOBAL and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to LXR Cross Referencer?

ast-grep is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

Is there an open-source alternative to LXR Cross Referencer?

Yes: Chromium.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.