emacs helm-git-grep is super slow on windows, alternative?

Question

I can use whatever version of emacs on windows, just want to use helm-git-grep or similar alternatives on windows.

Anyone using emacs on windows has a tip for git-grep functionality?

Answer 1

One alternative that I could suggest is helm-rg that uses ripgrep—it is very fast.

You can set helm-rg-default-directory to git-root (and you need this small tweak on Windows). Together with helm-projectile, it works great.