Find and Replace Text
Find and replace words, phrases, or patterns in any text. Supports regex, case-sensitive search, whole-word matching, and bulk replacements.
Tool created by iNet Ventures
What is Find and Replace?
Find and Replace is one of the most useful text-editing features ever created. It lets you instantly locate every occurrence of a word, phrase, or pattern in a body of text and swap it for something else — saving hours of manual editing.
Whether you're a content writer standardising terminology, a developer refactoring code variables, a marketer updating brand names across hundreds of articles, or a student cleaning up a document, Find and Replace is an essential productivity tool.
Our online tool takes this further by adding regular expression (regex) support, whole-word matching, case sensitivity control, and a bulk replace mode — all running privately in your browser without sending your text to any server.
How to Use This Find and Replace Tool
- Paste or upload your text into the Input box. You can type directly, paste from your clipboard, or upload a .txt file using the Upload button.
- Enter your search term in the Find field. Enable Regex mode for pattern matching, toggle Case Sensitive if capitalisation matters, or enable Whole Word to avoid partial matches.
- Enter your replacement text in the Replace With field. Leave it empty to delete all matches. With Regex enabled, use $1, $2 to reference capture groups.
- Click "Replace All" — the result appears instantly in the output panel with a count of how many replacements were made.
- Copy or download the result using the buttons below the text areas.
Popular Use Cases
Content Editing
Update brand names, fix repeated spelling errors, or standardise terminology across long articles and blog posts.
Code Refactoring
Rename variables, functions, or class names across pasted code snippets without a full IDE.
CSV & Data Cleaning
Replace delimiters, fix formatting inconsistencies, or strip unwanted characters from exported data files.
SEO & Metadata
Bulk-update meta descriptions, title templates, or anchor text patterns across lists of pages.
Formatting Fixes
Convert double spaces to single, replace Windows line endings (\r\n) with Unix (\n), or normalise punctuation.
Template Substitution
Replace placeholders like [COMPANY_NAME] or {{email}} with real values when personalising templates.
Quick Regex Reference
| Pattern | Matches | Example |
|---|---|---|
| \d+ | One or more digits | \d+ → replaces 42, 100, 2026 |
| \s+ | One or more whitespace chars | \s+ → collapse multiple spaces |
| \b(word)\b | Whole word match | \bcat\b → cat, not category |
| ^ | Start of a line | ^- → lines starting with dash |
| $ | End of a line | \.$ → trailing full stops |
| (a|b) | Either a or b | (colour|color) → both spellings |
| (\w+) (\w+) | Two words (capture groups) | Replace with $2 $1 to swap them |
| .+ | Any character, one or more | Matches any non-empty line |
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