Add multiple search terms, find every file containing all of them,
and jump straight to the matching lines.
Type a term, press Enter to turn it into a chip, add a few more,
and run one search. Every result shows snippet previews so you
can see where each term appears, and clicking a snippet opens
the file at that line.
Why Quarry?
VS Code's built-in search works great for one pattern at a time.
But when you need to find where multiple concepts overlap, like
files that mention both "auth" and "token" and "expiry", you end
up running searches one at a time and cross-referencing manually.
Quarry does it in one shot.
Features
Add multiple search terms as color-coded chips
Powered by ripgrep, so search stays fast even on huge repos
See up to 5 matches per term per file, with snippet previews
Click any match to open the file at that exact line
Matched word highlights in the editor for a few seconds
Filter by file type (ts, tsx, py, and so on) via the Options section
Exclude folders with red chips so large directories get skipped
In multi-root workspaces, search one folder or all of them
Stop a slow search anytime and keep the partial results
Search history saved across sessions, one click to re-run
Case sensitive search via the options menu
Results capped at 150 files to keep things fast
How to use it
Click the Quarry pickaxe icon in the Activity Bar
Type a term and press Enter
Add more terms the same way
Click Search
Click any result to jump to that line
Tips
Too many results? Add another term to narrow it down
Use the options menu to re-run recent searches or toggle
case sensitivity
Terms need to be at least 2 characters
Issues
Report bugs at github.com/JordanKulzer/quarry/issues
Release Notes
0.3.0
File type filter to restrict search to specific extensions
Workspace folder filter for multi-root workspaces
Empty state with suggestions when a search finds nothing
Exclude and file type inputs moved into a collapsible
Options section
Stop button is now a full width labeled button
Snippet rows dropped the term label and truncate with an
ellipsis instead of wrapping
0.2.3
Removed diagnostic logging from ripgrep binary discovery
0.2.2
Ripgrep discovery now checks all known binary locations
across Mac, Windows, and Linux
0.2.1
Added diagnostic logging to ripgrep binary discovery
0.2.0
Rewrote the search engine to use ripgrep for much faster
search on large workspaces
Search terms run in parallel and results are intersected
Falls back to the previous file scanner if ripgrep is
not available
0.1.7
Exclude patterns now use red chips so they read as
exclusions at a glance
Stop button uses a larger outlined square icon
Term color palette updated: teal, orange, purple,
amber, pink, blue
0.1.6
Stop button restyled to a small square icon next to the
Search button instead of a large red button
Exclude input now full width with a permanent hint showing
comma-separated format
0.1.5
Added a Stop button to cancel an in-progress search and
return partial results
0.1.4
Match results within each file now sorted by line number
instead of grouped by term
Exclude patterns moved to a permanent inline sidebar input
Search status now shows the total file count being scanned
Slow search tip appears after 5 seconds suggesting
exclude patterns
0.1.3
README images now use absolute GitHub URLs so they
render everywhere
0.1.2
Rewrote README with clearer copy and better structure
0.1.1
Added demo GIF to README
Fixed term color coding to be consistent across all matches
