Patterns AlternativesRegular Expression Editors and other similar apps like Patterns

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

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • regular expressions 101 is the most popular Web-based alternative to Patterns.

    • regular expressions 101 is the most popular free alternative to Patterns.

    • regular expressions 101 is Free and ProprietaryPatterns is Paid and Proprietary
  2. RegExr icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • RegExr is the most popular Open Source alternative to Patterns.

    • RegExr is Free and Open SourcePatterns is Paid and Proprietary
  3. Regex Forge icon
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    Regex Forge is a regular expression editor for macOS with pattern visualization, syntax highlighting, live replace & preview and more.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Regex Forge is the most popular Mac alternative to Patterns.

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

    • Regex Forge is Paid and ProprietaryPatterns is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. Expresso icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Expresso is the most popular Windows alternative to Patterns.

    • Expresso is Free and ProprietaryPatterns is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Wildcard icon
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    Wildcard gives you a nice and simple to use interface to test/practice regular expressions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
    • Wildcard is the most popular Linux alternative to Patterns.

    • Wildcard is Free and Open SourcePatterns is Paid and Proprietary
  6. RegexMate icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    • RegexMate is Free and ProprietaryPatterns is Paid and Proprietary
    • RegexMate is Minimalistic, Lightweight and Privacy focusedPatterns is not according to our users
  7. RegexBuddy icon
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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.

    43 RegexBuddy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. RegExp icon
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    The only one Regular Expression tester you need, that will help you to test your regular expressions in flavors:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Regulex icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    • Regulex is Free and Open SourcePatterns is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Regex Hero icon
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    .NET regular expression tester with instantaneous highlighting, code completion, and C# and VB.NET code generation.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. The Regulator icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  12. RegexPal icon
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    An online JavaScript regular expression tester. Enter a regex expression and test data and determine if matches are made.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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