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Expresso

The award-winning Expresso editor is equally suitable as a teaching tool for the beginning user of... Created by Jim Hollenhorst

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Windows

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.

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Expresso was added by Ti in Nov 2009 and the latest update was made in Jun 2019. The list of alternatives was updated Feb 2020. It's possible to update the information on Expresso or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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Comment by tangoak

about Expresso · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful Report as spam

Tried all non-commercial programs similar to Expresso and Expresso was best. It is easy to use, simple and has many good features.

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Tested:RegExrRad Regular Expression DesignerNot tested (but ...

Comment by tangoak

about Expresso · Jun 2011 · Helpful Not helpful -1 Helpful Report as spam

Tested:
RegExr
Rad Regular Expression Designer

Not tested (but took a look):
The Regulator
Kodos
jRegExAnalyser

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