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Zoekt

Fast trigram-based code search engine

Developer Tools & Git ★ 2k stars Medium setup Apache-2.0

Zoekt is a fast text search engine optimized specifically for source code, using trigram indexing for rapid regular expression search. It powers code search in several developer platforms.

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Key features

  • Trigram-indexed search
  • Fast regex queries
  • Compact index format
  • Web and gRPC interfaces

Strengths

  • Released under the Apache-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Active community (2k GitHub stars)
  • Written in Go

Is Zoekt secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Zoekt's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

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

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