New package 'packagefinder' - Search for packages from the R console

There are over 12,700 R packages on CRAN. How to find the right one for you? The new package 'packagefinder' helps you search for packages on CRAN right from the R console.

With 'packagefinder' you can search for multiple keywords in the name, title and description of the CRAN package, either case-sensitive or insensitive and define your own weighting scheme for the search results, if you like. Once you have found a promising package, you can use the simple function go() to go to the package's CRAN webpage or view its PDF manual, directly from the R console without having to installing the package first. Of course, you can also install the package easily, if you want to try it out.

Check our 'packagefinder' on CRAN: https://cloud.r-project.org/web/packages/packagefinder/index.html



And leave your comments on GitHub (https://github.com/jsugarelli/packagefinder) or contact me via Twitter or e-mail. Your ideas are highly appreciated!

Comments

  1. Very useful, is it possible to add an hyperlink to the CRAN package URL from the table for each name in NAME field?

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  2. This is very nice. I've been looking for something like this.

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  3. Many thanks for this. Very useful!

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