When comparing GrepWin vs Listary, the Slant community recommends Listary for most people. In the question“What are the best Windows tools for finding files?” Listary is ranked 3rd while GrepWin is ranked 7th. The most important reason people chose Listary is:
Once you find the file you need, you can launch it or use custom actions.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Free and open source
GrepWin is completely free and open source. It's released under GPL.
Pro RegEx support
Pro Portable Version
A portable version without installation is available.
Pro Can search hidden directories/files
GrepWin can also search for hidden directories or files with no problem.
Pro It's also a launcher
Once you find the file you need, you can launch it or use custom actions.
Pro Search as you type everywhere
You can start typing on the desktop or any folders and it'll just search for you.
Pro Supports other explorers
It supports not only Windows Explorer but also XYplorer, Directory Opus, Total Commander and all the other explorer alternatives.
Cons
Con Can only search .txt files
Con No way to export the results
If one wishes to export the results from grep
into a text file or any other format, there's no way to do it with GrepWin.