Find and Replace Text
Replace every match of a word or regular expression. Runs entirely in your browser, so your data never leaves your device.
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Output
The result appears here as you type.
How to use Find and Replace Text
- 1. Paste the text to edit. Drop the text you need to change into the input pane. It can be a paragraph, a config snippet or a full document you plan to update in bulk.
- 2. Enter Find and Replace with. Type the exact word or pattern to search for in Find, and what it should become in Replace with. Leave Replace with empty to delete every match instead of substituting it.
- 3. Toggle regex and case sensitivity. Enable Use a regular expression to match patterns instead of literal text, and Case sensitive to require an exact letter-case match. Both are off by default for simple literal replacement.
- 4. Copy the updated text. Review the result in the output pane, where every match has been swapped, then copy it out to wherever the corrected text belongs.
When to use Find and Replace Text
Find and Replace Text swaps every occurrence of a word or pattern in a block of text, with optional regular expression and case-sensitivity controls. Use it for any bulk text correction that a single search-and-replace pass can handle.
- Renaming a variable across pasted code. You copied a code snippet into a chat message or ticket and need to rename a function before sharing it. Enable case sensitivity and swap the old name for the new one everywhere.
- Cleaning inconsistent terminology in a doc. A style guide requires 'sign in' instead of 'log in' throughout a help article. Run a case-insensitive replace to catch every variant regardless of how it was originally capitalized.
- Stripping placeholder tokens from a template. An exported email template contains merge tags like curly-brace name that need to be blanked out before you send a sample. Use the regular expression option to match the whole tag pattern at once.
Examples
Swap a word
Input
the cat sat on the cat
Output
the dog sat on the dog
About the Find and Replace Text tool
Find and Replace Text does its work locally, right in the browser. Replace every match of a word or regular expression. There is no upload step, no queue and no account, and your data never travels over the network.
It belongs to the Text Tools collection on EditSafely, a set of 211 small, focused Text utilities that share the same instant, private workspace.
You can shape the output with 4 settings, including Find, Replace with, Use a regular expression and Case sensitive, and the result refreshes the moment you change one. A worked example further down the page shows exactly what the tool produces for a real input.
Running locally also makes the tool fast and dependable: results appear as you type or drop a file, there is no server outage that can take it down mid-task, and confidential data can be processed without a second thought.
Frequently asked questions
Is Find and Replace Text free to use?
Yes, it is completely free. All 2,658 tools on EditSafely work without an account, a subscription or usage limits.
Is it safe to paste sensitive or confidential data?
Everything happens locally. Your browser downloads the tool's code once, then does all the processing itself; nothing you enter is transmitted, stored or logged. You can even go offline after the page loads and it will still work.
How much text can I process at once?
There is no fixed limit. Because the work happens on your own device rather than on a shared server, the practical ceiling is your machine's memory, which comfortably handles inputs far larger than typical online tools allow.
Do I need to sign up or install anything?
No. The tool works in any modern browser on desktop, tablet or phone. There is no account to create, no extension to add and no software to install.
How do I use the result?
The output panel has a one-click copy button, and you can keep refining the input while you work; the result updates in place as you type.