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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
    ast-grep Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb Free7.2
    LXR Cross Referencer vs ast-grep
  2. 2
    Code Search Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Code Search
  3. 3
    sqry Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    LXR Cross Referencer vs sqry
  4. 4
    OpenGrok Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.0
    LXR Cross Referencer vs OpenGrok
  5. 5
    Shebe Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Shebe
  6. 6
    GNU GLOBAL Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.9
    LXR Cross Referencer vs GNU GLOBAL
  7. 7
    Chatterbox TTS Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.8
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Chatterbox TTS
  8. 9
    Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine Free plan LinuxWin Free6.8
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine
  9. 10
    Sourcebot Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $20/mo6.8
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Sourcebot
  10. 11
    Code Fundi Free plan apiextensionWeb $21/mo6.7
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Code Fundi
  11. 12
    searchcode Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.7
    LXR Cross Referencer vs searchcode
  12. 13
    LeIndex apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.6
    LXR Cross Referencer vs LeIndex
  13. 14
    Zoekt Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Zoekt
  14. 15
    Comby apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Comby
  15. 16
    Hound apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Hound
  16. 17
    Woboq Code Browser LinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Woboq Code Browser
  17. 18
    CodeCompass apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    LXR Cross Referencer vs CodeCompass
  18. 19
    idx LinuxMac 6.4
    LXR Cross Referencer vs idx
  19. 20
    Krugle apiLinuxMacWeb 6.4
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Krugle
  20. 21
    Livegrep Linuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Livegrep

LXR Cross Referencer alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1ast-grep7.2Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Code Search7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3sqry7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
4OpenGrok7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5Shebe7.0Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6GNU GLOBAL6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Chatterbox TTS6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
9Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine6.8Free planFreeLinux, Windows
10Sourcebot6.8Free plan$20/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
11Code Fundi6.7Free plan$21/moAPI, Browser, Web
12searchcode6.7Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
13LeIndex6.6API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Zoekt6.6Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
15Comby6.5API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
16Hound6.5API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
17Woboq Code Browser6.5Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
18CodeCompass6.4API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
19idx6.4Linux, Mac
20Krugle6.4API, Linux, Mac, Web
21Livegrep6.4Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about LXR Cross Referencer alternatives

What is the best alternative to LXR Cross Referencer?

ast-grep, number 1 in code search tools with a score of 7.2 out of 10. The others here: Code Search, sqry, OpenGrok 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.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.