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Find and Replace

Replace text with case, whole-word and regular-expression options.

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Find and replace text with regex, case and word options

This Find and Replace tool lets you swap one piece of text for another across an entire document in a single click. Type what you want to find, type the replacement, and watch a live counter show how many matches exist before you commit. It is ideal for renaming a term throughout an article, fixing a repeated typo, reformatting data, or performing bulk edits that would be slow and error-prone to do by hand in a basic text box.

Power comes from the matching options. Toggle case sensitivity to control whether capitalization matters, enable whole-word matching so "cat" never accidentally alters "category", or switch on regex mode to unleash full regular-expression syntax with capture groups, character classes and anchors. Regex mode turns simple replacement into a precision instrument capable of reformatting dates, extracting patterns, or normalizing messy input in ways plain find-and-replace cannot touch.

Everything is processed locally in your browser, so your text — however sensitive — is never uploaded or stored. Invalid regular expressions are caught and reported clearly instead of breaking the tool, letting you experiment with patterns safely. With no signup and nothing to install, it is a fast, private workspace for the kind of bulk text surgery that normally requires a code editor or a command-line utility.

Why use Find and Replace?

Live match counter

See exactly how many matches your search finds before replacing, so you never overwrite the wrong thing.

Full regex support

Use regular expressions with capture groups for advanced pattern matching and reformatting.

Precise controls

Case sensitivity and whole-word matching prevent unwanted partial replacements.

Safe and private

Runs in your browser, catches invalid patterns gracefully, and never uploads your text.

How to use Find and Replace

  1. 1

    Paste your text

    Drop the content you want to edit into the input box.

  2. 2

    Enter find and replace terms

    Type the text to search for and the text to replace it with.

  3. 3

    Choose your options

    Toggle case sensitivity, whole-word matching, or regex mode as needed.

  4. 4

    Replace and copy

    Check the match count, run the replacement, then copy the updated text.

Common use cases

Rename a term site-wide

Update a product name, brand or keyword everywhere it appears in a document at once.

Fix repeated typos

Correct a consistently misspelled word throughout long content in a single action.

Reformat data with regex

Use patterns to reorder dates, strip prefixes, or normalize phone numbers and IDs.

Clean up copied text

Remove unwanted characters or markup pasted from PDFs, emails and web pages.

Features at a glance

Frequently asked questions

Does this tool support regular expressions?

Yes. Enable regex mode to use JavaScript regular-expression syntax in the find field, including character classes, quantifiers, groups and anchors. You can reference capture groups in the replacement field with $1, $2 and so on, which makes complex transformations like reformatting dates or phone numbers straightforward.

What does whole-word matching do?

Whole-word matching only replaces your search term when it appears as a complete word, using word boundaries. For example, replacing "cat" will not affect "category" or "scatter". This prevents accidental partial matches when editing code, names or terminology across a large document.

How does case sensitivity affect the search?

With case sensitivity on, "Apple" and "apple" are treated as different terms and only exact-case matches are replaced. Turning it off makes the search case-insensitive so every capitalization variant is matched. The live match counter reflects your current settings so you can verify before replacing.

What is the match count for?

The match counter shows how many times your search term currently occurs in the text with the active options applied. It lets you confirm a search finds what you expect before committing to a replacement, reducing mistakes when working with large or unfamiliar text.

Is my document safe when using regex replace?

Yes. All matching and replacement runs locally in your browser; nothing is sent to a server. Invalid regular expressions are caught and reported instead of crashing, so you can experiment freely with patterns on sensitive text without risk to your data.

Your privacy matters

Find and Replace runs entirely in your web browser. Your files, text, and data are never uploaded to any server, never stored, and never seen by us or any third party. This client-side architecture means you can safely process confidential business documents, personal records, and proprietary data without privacy concerns.

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