Question 1

How do I find and replace text online?

Accepted Answer

Paste your text into the box below, type the term you want to find, type what to replace it with, and the result updates instantly below — no button to click, no sign-up, and no upload to a server.

Question 2

Does this support regular expressions (regex)?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Turn on "Use regex" and the "Find" field is treated as a JavaScript regular expression, so you can use patterns like [a-z]+ or capture groups. In the replacement field, $1, $2, etc. insert the matching capture groups; $& inserts the whole match.

Question 3

What does "Whole word" do?

Accepted Answer

When enabled, the find term only matches complete words — "cat" will match "cat" but not "category" or "catalog". It works by wrapping your search in word-boundary markers, so it also plays well with regex mode.

Question 4

What is the difference between "Replace all" and replacing just the first match?

Accepted Answer

With "Replace all" on, every matching occurrence in the text is replaced. Turn it off and only the first match (reading top to bottom) gets replaced — useful when you only want to fix one instance.

Question 5

Is matching case-sensitive?

Accepted Answer

By default, matching ignores case, so "Cat" and "cat" are treated the same. Turn on "Case sensitive" to require an exact case match.

Question 6

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

Accepted Answer

No. All matching and replacing happens locally in your browser with JavaScript. Nothing you type or paste is ever sent to a server.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find and replace text online?

Does this support regular expressions (regex)?

What does "Whole word" do?

What is the difference between "Replace all" and replacing just the first match?

Is matching case-sensitive?

Is my text uploaded anywhere?

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