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Find and replace text

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How to Use

Basic Usage:

  • Enter your text in the input field
  • Type what you want to find
  • Type the replacement text
  • Click "Replace All" to perform replacement
  • Copy the result to clipboard

Advanced Features:

  • Case Sensitive: Match exact letter case
  • Whole Word: Match complete words only
  • Regex: Use regular expressions for complex patterns
  • Highlight: Show matches in real-time
  • History: Reuse previous find/replace operations

Regex Examples:

• \d+ - Match numbers
• \w+@\w+\.\w+ - Match emails
• ^.+$ - Match entire lines
• \b\w5\b - Match 5-letter words

About the Find and Replace Tool

Editing the same string across a long document by hand is slow and error-prone — you scroll, you miss one instance, you replace something you didn't mean to touch. This tool lets you paste in a block of text, specify what to search for and what to swap it with, and apply every replacement in one pass. It's built for anyone dealing with log files, CSV exports, config files, scraped data, or drafts that need consistent terminology changes, without opening a full code editor or writing a script just to run one substitution.

Beyond plain text matching, the tool supports regular expressions for pattern-based replacements — so you can target things like repeated whitespace, specific number formats, or text that follows a certain structure, not just a fixed word. Case-sensitive matching is available when you need 'Error' and 'error' treated differently, and case-insensitive when you don't. Because replacements run in bulk, every matching occurrence in the input is updated in a single operation rather than one click at a time, and the tool is built to handle large files without choking on them.

All matching and replacing happens locally in your browser — the text you paste never gets uploaded to a server, which matters if you're working with internal logs, unreleased copy, or anything else you'd rather not send over the network. A practical tip: when using regex, test on a short sample first to confirm your pattern matches only what you intend, especially with greedy quantifiers, before running it against a full file.

How to Find and Replace Text Online

Replace one or more text patterns across a block of text directly in your browser.

  1. 1

    Paste or load your text

    Paste the text you want to edit into the input area, or load it from a file if you're working with a large document.

  2. 2

    Enter the search term

    Type the exact text or regular expression pattern you want to find.

  3. 3

    Enter the replacement

    Type the text that should replace each match, or leave it blank to delete matches.

  4. 4

    Set matching options

    Toggle case-sensitive matching and enable regex mode if your search term is a pattern rather than literal text.

  5. 5

    Run the replacement

    Apply the replacement to update every matching occurrence in the text at once.

  6. 6

    Copy or download the result

    Copy the updated text to your clipboard or download it as a file once you're satisfied with the changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does find and replace support regular expressions?

Yes, our find and replace tool supports both plain text and regular expression (regex) matching. Enable regex mode to use powerful patterns like \d+ for numbers, \b for word boundaries, and capture groups for complex replacements.

Is the replacement case-sensitive?

By default, matching is case-sensitive. You can toggle case-insensitive mode to match "Hello", "hello", and "HELLO" with the same search term. The replacement text preserves the case you type exactly.

What is the maximum text size I can process?

The tool processes text entirely in your browser, so it can handle large documents efficiently. There is no server-side size limit. Very large files (over several MB) may slow down the browser, but typical use cases work instantly.