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Best LXR Cross Referencer Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from code search tools ranked against LXR Cross Referencer on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine Free plan LinuxWin Free7.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine
  2. 2
    Sourcebot Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $20/mo7.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Sourcebot
  3. 3
    ast-grep Free plan apiextensionLinuxMacWeb Free7.1
    LXR Cross Referencer vs ast-grep
  4. 4
    Code Search Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Code Search
  5. 5
    OpenGrok Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.1
    LXR Cross Referencer vs OpenGrok
  6. 6
    Chatterbox TTS Free plan LinuxMacself-hosted Free6.9
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Chatterbox TTS
  7. 7
    Code Fundi Free plan apiextensionWeb $21/mo6.9
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Code Fundi
  8. 8
    searchcode Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.9
    LXR Cross Referencer vs searchcode
  9. 9
    sqry Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.9
    LXR Cross Referencer vs sqry
  10. 10
    Understand Free trial apiextensionLinuxMacself-hosted $8343.33/mo6.9
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Understand
  11. 11
    GNU GLOBAL Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.8
    LXR Cross Referencer vs GNU GLOBAL
  12. 12
    Shebe Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.8
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Shebe
  13. 13
    Source Insight Free trial Win 6.8
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Source Insight
  14. 14
    Zoekt Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.8
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Zoekt
  15. 16
    Imagix 4D Free trial LinuxWin 6.6
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Imagix 4D
  16. 17
    Sourcegraph Code Search Free trial apiextensionself-hostedWeb $1333.33/mo6.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Sourcegraph Code Search
  17. 18
    Woboq Code Browser LinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.5
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Woboq Code Browser
  18. 19
    CodeCompass apiLinuxself-hostedWeb 6.4
    LXR Cross Referencer vs CodeCompass
  19. 20
    idx LinuxMac 6.4
    LXR Cross Referencer vs idx
  20. 21
    Krugle apiLinuxMacWeb 6.4
    LXR Cross Referencer vs Krugle

LXR Cross Referencer alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine7.5Free planFreeLinux, Windows
2Sourcebot7.5Free plan$20/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
3ast-grep7.1Free planFreeAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4Code Search7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5OpenGrok7.1Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Chatterbox TTS6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted
7Code Fundi6.9Free plan$21/moAPI, Browser, Web
8searchcode6.9Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
9sqry6.9Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10Understand6.9$8343.33/moAPI, Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
11GNU GLOBAL6.8Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
12Shebe6.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
13Source Insight6.8NoWindows
14Zoekt6.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
16Imagix 4D6.6Linux, Windows
17Sourcegraph Code Search6.5No$1333.33/moAPI, Browser, self-hosted, Web
18Woboq Code Browser6.5Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web
19CodeCompass6.4API, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20idx6.4Linux, Mac
21Krugle6.4API, Linux, Mac, Web
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Questions about LXR Cross Referencer alternatives

What is the best alternative to LXR Cross Referencer?

Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine, number 1 in code search tools with a score of 7.5 out of 10. The others here: Sourcebot, ast-grep, Code Search and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to LXR Cross Referencer?

Semantic Designs Source Code Search Engine is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.