Debuggex Alternatives

Debuggex is described as 'Intuitive visual regular expression debugger, tester, and helper' and is an website in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Debuggex, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best Debuggex alternative is regular expressions 101, which is free. Other great sites and apps similar to Debuggex are RegExr, Expresso, Wildcard and RegexMate.

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  1. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Regex101 is a powerful, online regular expression tool with extensive support for multiple languages including PHP, PCRE, Python and JavaScript.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • regular expressions 101 is the most popular Web-based alternative to Debuggex.

    • regular expressions 101 is the most popular free alternative to Debuggex.

    • regular expressions 101 is Free and ProprietaryDebuggex is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. RegExr icon
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    RegExr.com is an online tool to learn, build, and test Regular Expressions. It was created by Grant Skinner and the nice people at gskinner.com.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Comments about RegExr as an Alternative to Debuggex
    dvdvdmt
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    It seems that Debuggex will be unavailable after November 30th. This shows on login attempt on debuggex.com.

    benhampson
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    Debuggex's best feature was the visualiser. I can't find another site that has exactly that, but the RegExr explainer at the bottom of the page is a good alternative. Plus, the interface is clean, the cheatsheet is handy, and the 'Community Patterns' are helpful.

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    • RegExr is the most popular Open Source alternative to Debuggex.

    • RegExr is Free and Open SourceDebuggex is Freemium and Proprietary
  3. Expresso icon
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    The award-winning Expresso editor is equally suitable as a teaching tool for the beginning user of regular expressions or as a full-featured development environment for the experienced programmer or web designer with an extensive knowledge of regular expressions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Expresso is the most popular Windows alternative to Debuggex.

    • Expresso is Free and ProprietaryDebuggex is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. Wildcard icon
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    Wildcard gives you a nice and simple to use interface to test/practice regular expressions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • Wildcard is the most popular Linux alternative to Debuggex.

    • Wildcard is Free and Open SourceDebuggex is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. 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
     
    • RegexMate is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to Debuggex.

    • RegexMate is Free and ProprietaryDebuggex is Freemium and Proprietary
    • RegexMate is Minimalistic, Lightweight and Privacy focusedDebuggex is not according to our users
  6. RegexBuddy icon
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    RegexBuddy is your perfect companion for working with regular expressions. Learning, creating, understanding, testing, using and saving regular expressions has never been easier.

    43 RegexBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • RegexBuddy is the most popular commercial alternative to Debuggex.

    • RegexBuddy is Paid and ProprietaryDebuggex is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Regex Generator is a tool to generate simple regular expressions. The goal is that people with less experience can create regex smoothly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. 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 (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Regulex icon
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    Regulex is an open-source, regular expression parser and visualizer. It's available online, can be embedded in other websites, or the code can be self-hosted as a JavaScript tool.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Regulex is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Debuggex.

    • Regulex is Free and Open SourceDebuggex is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. Regex Hero icon
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    .NET regular expression tester with instantaneous highlighting, code completion, and C# and VB.NET code generation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. RegexPal icon
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    An online JavaScript regular expression tester. Enter a regex expression and test data and determine if matches are made.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Learn, develop and test Regular Expressions for the .NET platform. The .NET Regular Expression Designer is a free download for Windows that helps you learn, develop and test regular expressions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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