Install ripgrep-all

The terminal-based "superpower" for your Windows filesystem.

Why ripgrep-all (rga)?

Beyond Plain Text

Standard search tools only read text files. rga indexes PDFs, Word docs, E-books, and Excel sheets.

Extreme Performance

Built on top of ripgrep (Rust), it is orders of magnitude faster than Windows File Explorer content indexing.

Archive Searching

No need to unzip. Search directly inside .zip or .tar.gz files to find your buried documents.

Open Terminal as Administrator

System-wide installation requires Elevated Privileges.

Press the Windows Key on your keyboard.
Type PowerShell or cmd.
Right-click and select "Run as Administrator".

Administrator: PowerShell

Visual Reference

Select Your Package Manager

1. Install Chocolatey Manager

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

Tip: Close and reopen PowerShell after this step.

2. Install ripgrep-all

choco install ripgrep-all

Quick Search Script

Want a simple way to use rga without typing complex commands? Download this script to create an interactive "Search Box" in any folder.

How to use:

Download the script below.
Move it to any folder (e.g., your Documents or Project folder).
Right-click it and select "Run with PowerShell".

Common Issues & Fixes

VCRUNTIME140.DLL was not found

This error happens when the Visual C++ Redistributable is missing from your PC.

choco install vcredist140