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OpenGrok

Fast source code search and cross-reference engine

Developer Tools & Git ★ 5k stars Medium setup CDDL-1.0

OpenGrok is a source code search and cross-reference engine that indexes large codebases for fast navigation and history exploration. It understands many languages and integrates with version control systems.

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Key features

  • Cross-reference navigation
  • Many language analyzers
  • Version control integration
  • History search

Strengths

  • Released under the CDDL-1.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (5k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Java

Is OpenGrok secure?

No known vulnerabilities affect OpenGrok's latest release (1.14.20). OSV.dev lists 3 past advisories for the project; none of them applies to this release. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

  • Most recent fixed advisory CVE-2025-30755, published 2025-09-18 (391 days ago)

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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