GNU sed Alternatives

GNU sed is described as 'Sed (stream editor) is a Unix utility that parses text and implements a programming language which can apply transformations to such text. It reads input line by line (sequentially), applying the operation which has been specified via the command line (or a sed script), and then' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to GNU sed for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and iPad apps. The best GNU sed alternative is Perl, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GNU sed are Find and Replace (FNR), Text Workflow, NimbleText and Gema.

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  1. Perl icon
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    Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language with over 22 years of development.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
    • Perl is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to GNU sed.

    • Perl is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GNU sed.

    • Perl is Free and Open SourceGNU sed is also Free and Open Source
    • Perl is LightweightGNU sed is not according to our users
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    Automate text transformations. Combine transformation actions and create powerful automations for your text. Text Workflow removes the need to perform repetitive tasks manually on your text.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Text Workflow is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to GNU sed.

    • Text Workflow is Freemium and ProprietaryGNU sed is Free and Open Source
  3. NimbleText icon
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    NimbleText is a text manipulation and code generation tool available online or as a free download. It magnifies your ability to perform incredible feats of text and data wrangling.

    15 NimbleText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
     
    • NimbleText is the most popular Web-based alternative to GNU sed.

    • NimbleText is Freemium and ProprietaryGNU sed is Free and Open Source
  4. Gema icon
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    Gema is a general purpose text processing utility based on the concept of pattern matching. In general, it reads an input file and copies it to an output file, while performing certain transformations to the data as specified by a set of patterns defined by the user.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. TXR icon
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    TXR is a pragmatic, convenient data munging language oriented toward processing of text from files or streams, using multiple programming paradigms. It is influenced by concepts from text processing languages such as awk or perl, pattern matching concepts from logic/AI...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Programming language for symbolic computation with extraordinary combination of pattern matching features: tree patterns, associative patterns and expressions embedded in patterns.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    SNR is a free Windows command-line utility that performs multiple string-replacement operations on a data file in a single pass.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Command Prompt
     
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    gsar is a utility for searching for and --- optionally --- replacing strings in both text and binary files. The search and replace strings can contain all kinds of characters (0--255), i.e. Ctrl characters and extended ASCII as well.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Solaris
    • OpenSolaris
    • MS-DOS
    • IBM AIX
    • HP-UX
     
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    Text processing tool with a powerful and easy to learn language.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Procedural Text Edit is the most popular commercial alternative to GNU sed.

    • Procedural Text Edit is Paid and ProprietaryGNU sed is Free and Open Source
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