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Find & Replace

Quickly search and replace words, phrases, or patterns across large text blocks. Perfect for bulk edits, content cleanup, keyword replacement, log updates, code snippets, and repeated text changes right in your browser.

Professional Search & Replace Tool

Paste text, upload a file, search specific words or patterns, preview all matches, replace one or replace all, use case-sensitive mode, whole-word matching, or regex for advanced find and replace workflows.

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Drop text file here

Paste text, upload a .txt or similar file, then search and replace instantly inside a clean side-by-side workspace.

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Search & Replace Controls

Choose the search text, replacement text, and how matching should behave.

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Input & Replaced Output

Search in the original text and preview the edited result on the right.

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Raw Input

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Output Preview

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Match Results

Each found result appears here with line number and context preview.

Search for something to see all matches here.

Best practice

Use normal mode for simple word replacement, whole-word mode for safer edits, and regex mode when you want to match patterns like emails, numbers, dates, or repeated formatting structures.

Regex mode is powerful but strict. If your pattern is invalid, the tool will show the exact error instead of replacing anything weirdly.

Result Snapshot

Quick stats so users can instantly understand what changed.

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Input Lines0
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Characters Changed0
Find Length0
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Regex ModeOff
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Keyboard shortcuts

  • Ctrl + Enter find matches
  • F3 next match
  • Shift + F3 previous match

What this tool does

It finds words, phrases, or regex patterns, highlights every match, lets users jump between matches, replace the current match, replace all matches, preview output instantly, and export the final updated text in a clean ToolzyLab workspace.

Previewed text replacement with literal and regex modes

Find and replace repeated text without letting case, word boundaries, or regex scope alter unintended content

Replacement is safe only when the match definition is clear. Enter source text, search value, and replacement, choose current or all scope, case sensitivity, whole-word or regular-expression mode, then inspect match count and navigate examples before committing the output.

Literal matching

Case and whole-word settings determine whether similar text is included

A literal search is appropriate for names, labels, paths, and exact phrases. Case-insensitive mode groups different capitalization, while whole-word mode avoids replacing a short term inside a longer one. Word-boundary behavior can differ around underscores, hyphens, accented letters, and scripts, so inspect representative matches.

Regular expressions

Regex adds capture groups and patterns but also creates empty, broad, or expensive matches

Use regex mode when the target is structural rather than a fixed phrase. Escape literal punctuation, anchor where appropriate, and test greedy quantifiers. Replacement references such as captured groups follow engine-specific syntax. A pattern that matches an empty string can insert content at many positions and needs special caution.

Change control

Replace Current is a review tool; Replace All is a bulk operation

Navigate matches to learn the data before a bulk replacement. Check totals, line endings, identifiers, URLs, and generated content. Preserve the source or use version history, then diff the result. This page changes text content only and does not understand code symbols, ASTs, database records, or file-system paths semantically.

Practical review

Replacement safety check

Preview multiple matches and compare the final output with the source before using it.

  • Confirm literal or regex mode and escape punctuation accordingly.
  • Review case sensitivity and whole-word behavior around real examples.
  • Check capture groups, replacement references, and empty-string matches.
  • Compare expected and actual match counts before Replace All.
  • Keep the original and diff the output for important changes.

Technical references: MDN guide to JavaScript regular expressions

Find and replace questions

Case, whole words, regex, capture groups, empty matches, and bulk replacement

What is the difference between Replace Current and Replace All?

Replace Current changes only the active match and supports step-by-step review. Replace All applies the same rule to every current match, so verify scope and count first.

How do I replace a word without changing longer words?

Enable whole-word mode and inspect punctuation, hyphens, underscores, and non-Latin text. Boundary definitions depend on the regex engine and character classes.

When should I use case-sensitive matching?

Use it when capitalization carries meaning in names, identifiers, paths, code, or branded terms. Disable it only when every case variation should receive the same replacement.

How do capture groups work in regex replacement?

Parentheses capture matched parts that can be referenced in the replacement using the syntax supported by the JavaScript engine. Test a small sample because literal dollar signs and group numbering need escaping.

Why did a regex replacement insert text in many unexpected places?

The pattern may match an empty string, use an overly broad quantifier, or lack anchors. Inspect matches before replacing and tighten the expression.

Can this tool safely rename code variables across a project?

It can replace text but does not understand scope, imports, strings, comments, or symbols. Use a language-aware refactoring tool for production code.