Expresso AlternativesRegular Expression Editors and other similar apps like Expresso

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1. 

   

   RegExr

    58 likes

   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 (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Regular Expression Editor

   Origin

   • Canada

   Platforms

   • Online

   • Canada

   

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2. 

   

   regular expressions 101

    34 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Regular Expression Editor

   Platforms

   • Online

   

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4. 

   

   RegexBuddy

    46 likes

   RegexBuddy is your perfect companion for working with regular expressions. Learning, creating, understanding, testing, using and saving regular expressions has never been easier.

   Cost / License

   • Paid
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Regular Expression Editor

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • United Kingdom

   

   

   

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5. 

   

   RegexMate

    2 likes

   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

   Application type

   • Regular Expression Editor

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • iPhone
   • iPad

   

   

   

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   Wildcard

    2 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Flathub

   

   

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8. 

   

   Debuggex

    5 likes

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

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • Romania
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Online

   • Romania
   • EU

   

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   RegExp

    1 like

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

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • Regular Expression Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac

   • United States

   

   

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10. 

    

    RegViz

     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    

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    Regex101 Chrome Extension

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome

    

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12. 

    

    Regulex

     5 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Origin

    • China

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    • China

    

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13. 

    

    The Regex Coach

     10 likes

    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:

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

    

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14. 

    

    RegEx Lab

     1 like

    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

    Application type

    • Regular Expression Editor

    Origin

    • United Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    • United Kingdom

    

    

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