RegexBuddy Alternatives for Mac

RegexBuddy is not available for Mac but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Regex Forge. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try RegexMate or Regex.ai. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to RegexBuddy and 12 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to RegexBuddy are Expressions, RegExpEditor, RegExp and RegEx Lab.

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  1. Regex Forge icon
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    Regex Forge is a regular expression editor for macOS with pattern visualization, syntax highlighting, live replace & preview and more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. RegexMate icon
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    RegexMate offers seamless regex crafting and testing on macOS and iOS. Its minimalist interface provides an instant live preview, and users can save their expressions into a library for quick reference. A comprehensive guide with tutorials is always accessible, with light and dark mode options.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  3. Regex.ai icon
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    Regex.ai is an AI-powered tool that generates regular expressions with ease and accuracy. It allows users to create regular expressions that match specific patterns with our easy-to-use interface and convenient UI/UX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
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  4. Expressions icon
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    Expressions is a minimal, distraction-free tool for experimenting with regular expressions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. RegExpEditor icon
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    What RegExpEditor is can be said easyest by telling what it is not: It is not an editor for regular expressions. Although it can be used for this purpose. Instead RegExpEditor is a text editor that allows you to alter text using regular expressions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. RegExp icon
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    The only one Regular Expression tester you need, that will help you to test your regular expressions in flavors:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. RegEx Lab icon
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    RegEx Lab allows you to test regular expressions. The app highlights and underlines text to show matches and capture groups. There's also a handy cheatsheet and a results list view. It has a replace feature too.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  8. jRegExAnalyser is an interactive tool written in Java to write, test, debug, analyse and profile regular expressions. Its free and Open Source software, licensed under the terms of GPLv2 with Class Path Exception.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. RegExhibit icon
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    Having trouble getting your regular expressions just right? Not sure what they match and what they leave out? Tired of having to write test programs every time? RegExhibit can help.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Regexp testing tool allows to apply group of regexps to huge arrays of data (millions or so) in order to investigate search or search/replacement possibilities of regexp group.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. Patterns icon
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    Patterns is a simple yet powerful tool for working with regular expressions. Build great patterns quickly and effortlessly with syntax coloring and with matching and replacing occurring in real time.

    36 Patterns alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  12. Visual regex builder for Mac featuring drag-and-drop blocks, AI that generates patterns from English, explanations for each regex part, 21 real regex engines, instant engine switching, real-time match testing, sample library, VS Code integration, export, and offline AI support.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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