regular expressions 101 Alternatives

Sites and apps similar to regular expressions 101 include RegExr, which is free and open source. Other options are Expresso, RegexMate, Wildcard and RegexBuddy. There's no shortage of Regular Expression Editors like regular expressions 101, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, self-hosting and iPhone.

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  1. Rubular icon
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    A ruby based regular expression editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. RegexMagic icon
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    Use RegexMagic to generate complete regular expressions to your specifications by using RegexMagics flexible patterns, instead of the cryptic regex syntax.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. iHateRegex icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Visual REGEXP icon
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    This software will let you design your regexps by letting you type the expression and visualize its effect on a sample of your choice.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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    A free environment for regular expression testing (ferret). It allows you to write regexes and test them against a sample text, providing extensive output about the results.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  6. Search multiple strings occurrences simultaneously with the help of this piece of software that comes with support for regular expressions.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  7. Multi String Replacer is a small and portable application that can be used to replace multiple strings at once. Its main functionality is String Swapping in which can be easily and quickly done. String swapping consists on replacing WordX with WordY and WordY with WordX.

    66 Multi String Replacer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. RegEx Lab icon
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    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.

    42 RegEx Lab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  9. RegExhibit icon
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    Having trouble getting your regular expressions just right? Not sure what they match and what they leave out? Tired of having to write test programs every time? RegExhibit can help.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. Regexp testing tool allows to apply group of regexps to huge arrays of data (millions or so) in order to investigate search or search/replacement possibilities of regexp group.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. PyRegex icon
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    PyRegex is an online Regular Expression tester for python dialect.

    Cost / License

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    • Online
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  12. DevUtilHub provides 24+ free online developer tools including regex tester, Base64 encoder/decoder, JWT debugger, JSON formatter, hash generators, and more. All tools run entirely in your browser for maximum privacy and speed. No signup required.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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