Expresso Alternatives

Expresso is described as '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' and is a regular expression editor in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Expresso for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best Expresso alternative is RegExr, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Expresso are regular expressions 101, RegexBuddy, Wildcard and RegexMate.

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Expresso alternatives page was last updated Feb 16, 2025
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  1. RegExr icon

    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.

    42 RegExr alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CA flagCanada

    Platforms

    • Online
    RegExr screenshot 1

    RegExr Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    2.  Community-based

    RegExr VS Expresso

     

    • RegExr is the most popular Web-based alternative to Expresso.

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

    • RegExr is Free and Open SourceExpresso is Free 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

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    regular expressions 101 screenshot 1

    regular expressions 101 Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions
    2.  Debugging

    regular expressions 101 VS Expresso

     
  4. RegexBuddy icon

    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

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Create and edit regexes with the regex tree and regex building blocks

    RegexBuddy Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions

    RegexBuddy VS Expresso

     

    • RegexBuddy is the most popular Windows alternative to Expresso.

    • RegexBuddy is the most popular commercial alternative to Expresso.

    • RegexBuddy is Paid and ProprietaryExpresso is Free and Proprietary
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    Wildcard

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Wildcard Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Support for regular expressions

    Wildcard VS Expresso

     

    • Wildcard is the most popular Linux alternative to Expresso.

    • Wildcard is Free and Open SourceExpresso is Free and Proprietary
  6. RegexMate icon

    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.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    RegexMate screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Minimalistic

    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

    RegexMate VS Expresso

     

    • RegexMate is the most popular Mac, iPhone & iPad alternative to Expresso.

    • RegexMate is Free and ProprietaryExpresso is also Free and Proprietary
    • RegexMate is Lightweight and Privacy focusedExpresso is not according to our users
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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:

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    RegExp screenshot 1

    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

    RegExp VS Expresso

     
  9. Debuggex icon

    Debuggex

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    Debuggex is an intuitive visual regular expression debugger, tester, and helper.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • RO flagRomania
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    Debuggex screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The site has been stopped.

    Debuggex Features

    1.  Debugging
    2.  Support for regular expressions

    Debuggex VS Expresso

     
  10. RegViz icon

    RegViz

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    RegViz is a tool for debugging JavaScript regular expressions in a visual way. Advanced highlighting helps you to understand the structure and purpose of a regular expression and to detect bugs therein.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    RegViz - Visual Debugging of Regular Expressions

    RegViz Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions

    RegViz VS Expresso

     
  11. Regex101 Chrome Extension icon

    Regex101 Chrome Extension

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    Regular expression tester with syntax highlighting, explanation, cheat sheet for PHP/PCRE, Python, Go, JavaScript, Java.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    Regex101 Chrome Extension screenshot 1

    Regex101 Chrome Extension Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions

    Regex101 Chrome Extension VS Expresso

     
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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Regulex screenshot 1

    Regulex Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions

    Regulex VS Expresso

     

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

    • Regulex is Free and Open SourceExpresso is Free and Proprietary
  13. RegexPal icon

    RegexPal

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    An online JavaScript regular expression tester. Enter a regex expression and test data and determine if matches are made.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    RegexPal screenshot 1

    RegexPal Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions

    RegexPal VS Expresso

     
  14. The Regex Coach icon

    The Regex Coach

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    The Regex Coach is a graphical application for Windows which can be used to experiment with (Perl-compatible) regular expressions interactively. It has the following features:

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Main window
    Pattern matching
    Grouping
    Discontinued

    As stated on the Regex Coach's website: “The program hasn't changed since 2008 and this page is also essentially still the same. But I can confirm that in September 2019 the program still works fine for me on Windows 10.”

    The Regex Coach Features

    1.  Support for regular expressions

    The Regex Coach VS Expresso

     
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