BlitzFind
Fast, multi-threaded file search for VS Code and compatible editors.
Features
- Multi-threaded search using worker threads for speed
- Search by file name pattern (glob or regex)
- Search file contents with optional regex support
- Filter by file size and modification date
- Case-sensitive or case-insensitive matching
- Context lines around content matches
- Binary file detection and skipping
- Find and replace across files
- Sidebar panel and full editor panel modes
- Real-time streaming results with progress updates
- Filter within results to narrow down matches without re-searching
- Resizable column headers (drag column edges to adjust Name, Location, Hits widths)
Usage
Open BlitzFind from the activity bar icon, or run the command:
Ctrl+Shift+F9 / Cmd+Shift+F9 — Open BlitzFind- Command Palette → "BlitzFind: Open Search"
Search Options
| Option |
Description |
| File name pattern |
Glob or regex pattern to match file names |
| Containing text |
Search within file contents |
| Look in |
Root directory to search |
| Include subfolders |
Recurse into subdirectories |
| Case sensitive |
Toggle for file name and content separately |
| Regex |
Toggle for file name and content separately |
| Size filter |
Filter files by size (e.g., > 100 KB) |
| Date filter |
Filter by last modified date range |
| Thread count |
Number of worker threads (auto-capped to CPU count) |
Requirements
License
MIT
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