Tech riderRev. 24 Sept 2026
The Silver Searcher
- 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
- 2CostsNot stated by the maker
- 3Indexing scoperepositories
- 4Deploymentself hosted
- 5Regex searchYes
- 6Code navigationNo
- 7IDE extensionsNo
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
Overview
The Silver Searcher is ranked #21 of 40 in code search tools on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.
Compared on code search tools
- Free plan
- Yesgithub.com
- Indexing scope
- repositoriesgithub.com
- Deployment
- self_hostedgithub.com
- Regex search
- Yesgithub.com
- Code navigation
- Nogithub.com
- IDE extensions
- Nogithub.com
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Where it ranks on Specifiction
- Best Code Search Tools in 2026#21 of 40
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