Expressions Alternatives

Expressions is described as 'Minimal, distraction-free tool for experimenting with regular expressions' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Expressions for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best Expressions alternative is Regex Forge. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try RegExr or regular expressions 101. Other great apps like Expressions are RegexMate, Wildcard, RegexBuddy and Expresso.

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Expressions is a minimal, distraction-free tool for experimenting with regular expressions.

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Expressions alternatives page was last updated Feb 16, 2025
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  1. Regex Forge icon
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    Regex Forge

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

    8 Regex Forge alternatives
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    • Mac

    Regex Forge Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
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    • Regex Forge is the most popular Mac alternative to Expressions.

    • Regex Forge is the most popular commercial alternative to Expressions.

    • Regex Forge is Paid and ProprietaryExpressions is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. RegExr icon
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    RegExr

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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.

    41 RegExr alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    • Online

    RegExr Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    2.  Community-based
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    • RegExr is the most popular Web-based alternative to Expressions.

    • RegExr is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Expressions.

    • RegExr is Free and Open SourceExpressions is Paid and Proprietary
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    regular expressions 101

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

    40 regular expressions 101 alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    regular expressions 101 Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    2.  Debugging
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  5. RegexMate icon
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    RegexMate

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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.

    42 RegexMate alternatives
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    • Free • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Live Preview
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Support for regular expressions
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    • RegexMate is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Expressions.

    • RegexMate is Free and ProprietaryExpressions is Paid and Proprietary
    • RegexMate is Lightweight and Privacy focusedExpressions is not according to our users
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    Wildcard

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    Wildcard gives you a nice and simple to use interface to test/practice regular expressions.

    40 Wildcard alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Wildcard Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for regular expressions
    Wildcard iconExpressions Icon

    Wildcard VS Expressions

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    • Wildcard is the most popular Linux alternative to Expressions.

    • Wildcard is Free and Open SourceExpressions is Paid and Proprietary
  7. RegexBuddy icon
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    RegexBuddy

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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.

    42 RegexBuddy alternatives
    Create and edit regexes with the regex tree and regex building blocks

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    • Windows

    RegexBuddy Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    Test and debug regular expressions
    Use and implement regular expressions
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    RegexBuddy VS Expressions

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    • RegexBuddy is the most popular Windows alternative to Expressions.

    • RegexBuddy is Paid and ProprietaryExpressions is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Expresso

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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.

    33 Expresso alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Expresso Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    Regular expression builder
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  10. RegExp icon
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    RegExp

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    The only one Regular Expression tester you need, that will help you to test your regular expressions in flavors:

    42 RegExp alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Sync with iCloud
    6.  Support for regular expressions
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  11. Regulex icon
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    Regulex

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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.

    38 Regulex alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Regulex Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
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    Regulex VS Expressions

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

    • Regulex is Free and Open SourceExpressions is Paid and Proprietary
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    Patterns

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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.

    34 Patterns alternatives
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    • Mac

    Patterns Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
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  13. The Regulator icon
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    The Regulator

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    The Regulator is an advanced Regular expressions testing tool, featuring syntax highlighting and web-service integration with Regexlib.coms database of online regular expressions.

    32 The Regulator alternatives
    Main screen layout

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    The Regulator Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
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  14. Regex Hero icon
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    Regex Hero

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    .NET regular expression tester with instantaneous highlighting, code completion, and C# and VB.NET code generation.

    32 Regex Hero alternatives
    Code Completion

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Regex Hero Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    2.  Code generation
    Regex Analysis
    Benchmarking
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