Find and Replace

Find and replace all occurrences of text, with optional case-insensitive matching and regular expressions.

Editing and cleaning up text, code, and data without a full editor.

How to use it

  1. Paste your text

    Add the text you want to edit into the input box.

  2. Enter find and replace terms

    Type what to look for and what to replace it with.

  3. Choose options and copy

    Optionally enable case-insensitive matching or regular expressions, then copy the result.

Why use this tool?

Swapping every occurrence of a word or phrase across a block of text is the kind of job that is quick in theory and painful in practice — scroll through manually and you will inevitably miss one, or accidentally change something you meant to keep. It comes up constantly: renaming a term throughout a draft, standardising values in exported data, or updating a URL across a snippet of code. This tool replaces them all in one pass and tells you how many it changed, so you have confidence nothing was missed. Paste your text, enter what to find and what to replace it with, and optionally turn on case-insensitive matching or full regular expressions for pattern-based replacements. Everything runs in your browser, so the text never leaves your device, and your input stays put until you copy the result — making it easy to tweak the terms and run it again.

Common use cases

Editing drafts

Rename a character, product, or recurring term consistently throughout a document.

Cleaning data

Standardise values or strip unwanted strings out of exported text.

Code snippets

Rename a variable or update a URL across a block of code in one go.

Formatting fixes

Swap straight quotes for curly ones, or replace double spaces, across a whole document.

Bulk edits

Apply the same change to a long list or transcript without manual scrolling.

Frequently asked questions

Does it replace every occurrence?

Yes — all matches are replaced at once, and the tool reports how many changes it made.

Does it support regular expressions?

Yes. Enable the regex option to match patterns, use groups, and reference captures in the replacement.

Can I make it case-insensitive?

Yes. Tick the case-insensitive box to match regardless of capitalisation.

Can I replace across line breaks?

With plain text it works line by line; with regex you can use multiline patterns to span lines.

Will it change my original until I copy?

Your input stays as you typed it; the result is shown separately, so you can adjust the terms and re-run.

How do I delete a phrase entirely?

Put the phrase in "find" and leave "replace" empty to remove every occurrence.

Is my text uploaded?

No. All find-and-replace happens locally in your browser.

Is it free?

Yes — run as many find-and-replace passes as you need for free, with no account.

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