Download the latest release of rg-gui from the Releases page. Unzip it to a convenient location such as C:\rg-gui.
The RipGrep executable rg.exe is included in the rg-gui release. It needs to be in the same folder as rg-gui.exe.
The .NET Desktop Runtime 6 must also be installed. You can download it from here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/6.0
Select a folder using the Browse button or by typing the path into the "In Folder" box.
Include Files and Exclude Files can be path or file names and can include wildcards. Multiple names can be specified, separated by commas, semicolons, or spaces.
Finally, type the text you would like to search for in the "Containing Text" box. Press the Start button to start your search.
Color theme for the app. Light and Dark themes are included.
Maximum number of terms (a word or quoted string) which can be typed in the "Containing Text" box. This number determines the maximum number of processes rg-gui will run while searching.
If a search contains multiple terms, the results for each term can be highlighted in a separate color (up to 4 colors). If this is disabled, results for all terms will be highlighted using the same color.
rg-gui was written by Benjamin Stauffer (kcowolf).
Icon based on Line Hero Unlimited v2.4.1 - 02032020, file_find_search.png https://wishforge.itch.io/3000-free-icons
Special thanks to Andrew Gallant (BurntSushi) for the RipGrep tool.
Theme engine based on WPFDarkTheme. Theme colors originally based on ThemeWPF.
All files are distributed under the MIT License unless otherwise specified. ShellContextMenu.cs is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL) 1.02, https://www.codeproject.com/info/cpol10.aspx.