# ugrep User friendly grep. Source: [Console review]() Website: [https://ugrep.com]() Profile updated: 2026-10-16 Category: [Terminal utilities]() ## Supported tech stack Research checked: 2026-10-11 ### Runs on - Android (Operating system) - FreeBSD (Operating system) - Linux (Operating system) - OpenBSD (Operating system) - Windows (Operating system) - macOS (Operating system) Source: [Research source]() Documented compatibility; coverage may be incomplete. Written in describes implementation, not user-project language support. Search tool supports macOS, Windows, Android via Termux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and Linux. ## Console’s review — 2024-01-11 Reviewed: 2024-01-11 Author: [David Mytton]() Citation: [This review]() ### What we like True drop-in replacement for grep - it focuses on the UX to make it easier to search. This means an interactive TUI by default. Lots of small UX tweaks vs GNU grep e.g. matching unicode by default, can search archives like .zip, can search PDFs, docs, and other file formats. Different outputs e.g. JSON, XML. ### Tradeoffs Not much to dislike! It’s written in C++ rather than Rust, which some might consider vs something like ripgrep, but is that really an issue? This review reflects Console’s assessment at publication on 2024-01-11. Features and limitations may have changed since the review date. ## Is ugrep a fit? Based on [Console’s review published on 2024-01-11](). Summary updated: 2026-10-16 ### Who it’s for Users looking for a user-friendly alternative to grep ### Why consider it It provides an interactive TUI by default and supports searching various file formats ### Keep in mind It is written in C++ rather than Rust [Selection criteria]() · [About Console]() · [Browse tools]()