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Win Grep 1.0

Visual Grep Tool & Multi-Phrase Text Filter

Filter logs and text files effortlessly with Win Grep — a visual tool for Windows. Benefit from multi-phrase search, instant result previews, and the convenience of a windowed UI.

Forget about the black terminal window, memorizing complex commands, and hunting for the right flags. Win Grep makes working with files a breeze — simply paste your text, enter your keywords, and instantly see the filtered result. Everything is laid out in an intuitive, three-panel view, with zero stress and no steep learning curve.

Download Win Grep for free from the Microsoft Store.

Why make life hard with the command line?

Working with text files, reports, or system logs often brings to mind a black screen, searching for the right commands online, and dealing with annoying syntax errors. If you need to quickly check what's inside a file, classic CLI tools can severely slow down your workflow.

Win Grep was built to make text analysis as simple and stress-free as possible:

All in one place: Instead of struggling in the console, you see your input data, defined filters, and final output side-by-side on a single screen.

Multi-phrase support: No need to build long, complex command chains. Just enter a list of words, and the program does the rest.

Instant preview: One click gives you instantly updated results. You see exactly what you want to find – without unnecessary noise.

How it works – 3 simple steps

Filtering data takes just a few seconds and comes down to three intuitive actions:

Load file – Open a text file or simply paste logs directly into the app window.

Add phrases – Type your keywords or load a ready-made filter list.

Get output – Press F6 to instantly view the filtered text and export clean data.

Key Features

Thoughtful features that simplify your daily tasks:

 Clear three-panel layout – Work using the INPUT ➔ FILTER ➔ OUTPUT model. Paste or open a file on the left, set your rules in the middle, and instantly receive ready, filtered text on the right.

 Multi-phrase filter list – Search for multiple words or phrases simultaneously. Instead of filtering a file step-by-step, extract all relevant information in one go.

 Phrase set operations (Advanced feature) – Need to build a custom dictionary or compare datasets? Win Grep lets you combine, intersect, and subtract lists of phrases line by line. It's a powerful helper that traditional tools lack.

 Full filtering control – Choose exactly how your filter behaves: whether a line should contain text, start with it, end with it, or match it exactly. You can also turn on Invert mode to instantly hide unwanted lines and strip out information noise.

里 Regular Expressions (Regex) and Unicode support – When you need more power, use the convenient Regex editor. With Unicode and diacritics support, Win Grep handles files in any language without a hitch.

Ideal for anyone working with text

Whether you work in an office every day and need to pinpoint specific data in a huge file, or you are a professional looking for a lightweight tool for quick previews – Win Grep fits perfectly.

For office and home users: An easy-to-use interface means you don't have to be a developer or know complex terminology to efficiently filter documents and reports.

For IT professionals and specialists: A fast, reliable tool close at hand when you need to inspect a single log file without opening heavy environments or writing scripts.

A simple tool for a specific task

Win Grep is a lightweight and specialized utility. We focus on simplicity and efficiency, which is why we built the application with core usage scenarios in mind:

Quick single-file analysis: The ideal solution for efficient analysis of one data file at a time.

Convenient visual interface: Designed specifically for Windows – no command line needed.

Filtering over editing: Purpose-built for rapid data extraction rather than deep text editing.

Regex verification: Remember that complex regular expressions (especially production ones) should always be verified independently before final deployment.

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About the program

What is Win Grep for?Win Grep is used for fast and intuitive text and log filtering in Windows through a visual interface, eliminating the need for the command line.

Who is Win Grep designed for?It is a tool created for anyone who works with text — from users who need to efficiently organize or compare lists of words, to specialists analyzing individual data files.

How does Win Grep differ from traditional Grep tools for Windows?<br>Traditional Grep tools for Windows, findstr, or PowerShell commands require working in a command-line interface, memorizing complex syntax, and are primarily designed for automation or searching multiple files at once.<br>Win Grep is a visual GUI-based Grep tool built specifically for fast single-file text processing. Instead of the command line, you get an...