PowerGREP

PowerGREP is a complex software utility designed to help you efficiently search through text and binary files by putting regular expressions at your disposal. It comes loaded with a bunch of advanced options and configuration parameters for experienced users.

After a swift and uncomplicated setup procedure, you are welcomed by a professional-looking interface represented by a large window with a clear-cut structure that contains multiple panes.

PowerGREP lets you perform a simple search, collect data, get a list of all files in a particular location, browse file names, find and replace or delete keywords, as well as to merge or split files.

Each action type comes with its own set of filters and other settings. For example, when executing a simple search, you can ask the tool to combine identical matches into groups, as well as to go through each line of text in the file separately while keeping empty lines.

You can select the search type between regular expression, literal text, list or literal text, delimited literal text, free-spacing regular expression, list of regular expressions, binary data, and others.

To narrow down search results it's possible to take into account the file modification dates and sizes. PowerGREP also features a library with predefined actions, such as adding a header and footer to files, collecting a numbered list, deleting repeated words, or finding email addresses. It has a built-in text editor and enables you to review your undo history. These are just part of the options provided by this software application.

No error dialogs popped up in our tests, and the app didn't freeze or crash. Its impact on the overall performance of the machine, as it used low CPU and RAM. Taking into account its wide range of expert options, PowerGREP should meet the requirements of those looking for a versatile and professional file searcher.