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ripgrep
BurntSushi/ripgrep
A line-oriented search tool that recursively searches directories for a regex pattern.
- Active
- Unlicense
- Rust
70kGitHub stars
3.5kForks
436Contributors
v15.2.0latest release
In short
ripgrep is a GitHub project in the CLI tools category, written mainly in Rust. It is released under the Unlicense licence (permissive). Maintenance status: active, last commit 9 Nov 2026. It has 69,968 GitHub stars.
What it does
Standout capabilityRespects gitignore rules and skips hidden and binary files by default
Best forDevelopers searching codebases with regex
Maintenance
2 dsince last commit
119 dsince last release
224open issues
10 yrproject age
commitrelease
12 months agotoday
Active Commits in the last 30 days. Last commit: 9 Nov 2026 · Latest release: v15.2.0 · 15 Jul 2026. How we score this
Licence in plain words
Permissive · Unlicense
Dedicated to the public domain: do anything with it.
A summary, not legal advice. Read the project's LICENSE file before relying on it. SPDX ↗
ripgrep compared with alternatives
| Project | Stars | Licence | Status | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uv | 91.9k | Apache-2.0 | Active | 10 Nov 2026 |
| fzf | 84.1k | MIT | Active | 7 Nov 2026 |
| lazygit | 83.8k | MIT | Active | 10 Nov 2026 |
| ripgrep (this page) | 70k | Unlicense | Active | 9 Nov 2026 |
| bat | 61.3k | Apache-2.0 | Active | 10 Nov 2026 |
Same category, sorted by GitHub stars. Numbers checked 10 Nov 2026.
Questions
Is ripgrep free and open source?
Yes. ripgrep is published on GitHub under the Unlicense licence (permissive). Dedicated to the public domain: do anything with it.
Is ripgrep still maintained?
Active: the last commit was on 9 Nov 2026 and the latest release, v15.2.0, came out on 15 Jul 2026. Repoworthy rechecks this daily.
What is ripgrep written in?
ripgrep is mainly written in Rust.
How popular is ripgrep?
As of 10 Nov 2026, ripgrep has 69,968 GitHub stars, 3,479 forks and 436 contributors.
What are some alternatives to ripgrep?
Other CLI tools projects on Repoworthy include bat, fzf, lazygit and uv.
Alternatives in CLI tools
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