dnGrep
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The facts
Each one read from dnGrep's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Archive performance
- Solid 7z and RAR archives can be up to 1000 times slower to search than non-solid archives.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Code signing
- dnGrep says its MSI installers and binary files are signed, while third-party libraries included in the install kit may not be signed.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The site links to GitHub, Chocolatey, and WinGet for installation, and says releases include .NET 9.checked 10 Oct 2026
- File actions
- The application can move, copy, and delete result files, and includes undo functionality.checked 9 Oct 2026
- File types
- It searches text files, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and files inside archives such as ZIP, 7z, RAR, and JAR.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Optional integrations include Windows File Explorer, text editors such as Notepad++ and VS Code, diff tools such as WinMerge, and Everything.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Interface
- Features include highlighted search results, preview with syntax highlighting, light and dark themes, bookmarks, and saved search results.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The dnGrep source repository identifies the project as GPL-3.0 licensed.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Other actions
- Search results can be previewed, moved, copied, deleted, and saved, and replace actions support undo.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Personalization
- The interface offers light and dark themes, translations, bookmarks, and a form for testing regular expressions.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The program says it does not transfer information to other networked systems unless specifically requested; its periodic GitHub version check transmits no user information and can be disabled.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- dnGrep is a graphical grep utility for Windows that searches files and displays matches in a results tree.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Replace limit
- Replace works in plain text files but does not replace in binary formats such as Word, Excel, or PDF.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Search methods
- Search options include plain text, regular expressions, XPath, fuzzy search, and byte sequences.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Search modes
- It supports plain text, regular expression, XPath, fuzzy, and byte sequence searches.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Security compatibility
- The site warns that dnGrep may be incompatible with Windows Smart App Control on Windows 11.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Windows 7
- The site says Windows 7 users can still run version 3.2.330 on .NET Framework 4.8, but will receive no further updates.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Windows compatibility
- The website lists Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server as supported; it warns that Smart App Control may be incompatible.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Windows support
- The site says dnGrep runs on Windows 10, Windows 11, or Windows Server.checked 9 Oct 2026
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