File Search/Replace Tool
Overview
Requirement
Try to find software that can search or replace text in files, and it should support these functions:
- Free software.
- Supports UTF-8.
- It can show partial find content in the search result (or it takes a long time to see the file content).
- Double click can open the file with the associated editor.
- Supports replace.
- As fast as possible (of course)
Software comparison
Compare 3 software, I prefer to use grepWin.
| grepWin | SearchMyFiles | Find and Replace (FNR) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub star | 1.3K | N/A | N/A |
| UTF-8 | Yes | Yes (*R1) | Yes |
| Show file content | Yes (in a column) | Yes (in a column) | Yes (in another panel) |
| Double click open file | Yes | Yes (*R2) | Yes |
| Replace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Speed | Fast | Fast |
- R1: SearchMyFiles' UTF-8 support is strange, if you try to search a UTF-8 word (e.g. a Chinese word), it can search and display the content. However, if you search for an English word (but the content has some other Chinese words), it will display garbled in the content.
- R2: The default behavior of double click in SearchMyFiles is to open a window to show file properties, you can change the associated editor using Options -> Double-Click.