Open Source RegexBuddy Alternatives

The best open source alternative to RegexBuddy is RegExr. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to RegexBuddy and 17 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to RegexBuddy are Wildcard, Regex Generator, Regulex and The Regulator.

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RegexBuddy alternatives page was last updated Mar 31, 2024

RegExr
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.
38 RegExr alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Online
RegExr Features
Support for regular expressions
Community-based
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Comments about RegExr as an Alternative to RegexBuddy

subtixx
Only supports js and PHP flavour.
Negative comment •Feb 25, 2023
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Guest
Support only 2 engines while RegexBuddy 3.6 can simulate 15 flavors (Java, perl, python, ruby, tcl,...)
Negative comment •Feb 20, 2018
2
Guest
Much much less functionality.
Negative comment •Jan 27, 2017
1
Guest
easy to use, web-accessible, replace function, documentation, explanation function
Positive comment •Nov 8, 2017
0
- Some users think RegExr is a great RegexBuddy alternative, some don't.
- RegExr is the most popular Open Source alternative to RegexBuddy.
- RegExr is Free and Open SourceRegexBuddy is Paid and Proprietary

Wildcard
Wildcard gives you a nice and simple to use interface to test/practice regular expressions.
37 Wildcard alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
Wildcard Features
Dark Mode
Support for regular expressions
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- Wildcard is the most popular Linux alternative to RegexBuddy.
- Wildcard is Free and Open SourceRegexBuddy is Paid and Proprietary

Regex Generator
Regex Generator is a tool to generate simple regular expressions. The goal is that people with less experience can create regex smoothly.
18 Regex Generator alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Online
Regex Generator Features
Support for regular expressions
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Regulex
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.
35 Regulex alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
Regulex Features
Support for regular expressions
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- Regulex is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to RegexBuddy.
- Regulex is Free and Open SourceRegexBuddy is Paid and Proprietary

The Regulator
The Regulator is an advanced Regular expressions testing tool, featuring syntax highlighting and web-service integration with Regexlib.coms database of online regular expressions.
29 The Regulator alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
The Regulator Features
Support for regular expressions
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CyrilEx
CyrilEx is an online regex tester, it allows to test regular expression in PHP (PCRE), Python, Ruby, JavaScript, Java and MySQL.
35 CyrilEx alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Online
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iHateRegex
iHateRegex offers an easy way for developers to find helpful and reusable regular expressions while also providing an intuitive playground to interact with regex snippets to create or just learn.
36 iHateRegex alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
iHateRegex Features
Support for regular expressions
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RegExpEditor
What RegExpEditor is can be said easyest by telling what it is not: It is not an editor for regular expressions. Although it can be used for this purpose. Instead RegExpEditor is a text editor that allows you to alter text using regular expressions.
27 RegExpEditor alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
RegExpEditor Features
Portable
Support for regular expressions
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Discontinued
a) Webpage on Sourceforge is from 2008,b) no opportunity to download the program as far as I can see, andc) author’s own website is unavailable (http://www.tobiasbude.de/).
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MassageTXT
Convert between text and structured data.
18 MassageTXT alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Online
MassageTXT Features
Support for regular expressions
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Scriptular
Scriptular is a web-based JavaScript regular expression editor base on the look and feel of Rubular. Use it online in your browser for free or download the open-source code and host it for yourself on your computer.
30 Scriptular alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Online
- Self-Hosted
Scriptular Features
Support for regular expressions
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jRegExAnalyser
jRegExAnalyser is an interactive tool written in Java to write, test, debug, analyse and profile regular expressions. Its free and Open Source software, licensed under the terms of GPLv2 with Class Path Exception.
22 jRegExAnalyser alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
jRegExAnalyser Features
Support for regular expressions
Java based
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Comments about jRegExAnalyser as an Alternative to RegexBuddy

Guest
regex tester, but missing other engines' regex (Perl Python Tcl etc)
Positive comment •Nov 2, 2016
-1
- jRegExAnalyser is Free and Open SourceRegexBuddy is Paid and Proprietary

Visual REGEXP
This software will let you design your regexps by letting you type the expression and visualize its effect on a sample of your choice.
30 Visual REGEXP alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Visual REGEXP Features
Debugging
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+1
Discontinued
Visual REGEXP was last updated in 2006.
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