Find and Replace Text Online — Free Tool

1. Paste your text. Drop your text into the input box. The word and character count updates as you type. Your text is saved locally so it persists across page reloads.

2. Enter a search term. Type the word or phrase you want to find. Matches are counted and highlighted live in the preview area below — no button click needed.

3. Set your options. Toggle Case Sensitive to match exact capitalization. Enable Whole Word to avoid partial matches. Turn on Regex Mode for pattern-based searching with full regular expression support.

4. Enter replacement text. Type what you want to replace the matches with. Leave it empty to delete all matches. In Regex Mode, use $1, $2 for capture group backreferences.

5. Click Replace All. All matches are replaced in one click. The button shows the match count. If something goes wrong, click Undo Last Replace to restore the previous version.

Editing documents: Rename a character in a story, update a company name across a contract, or fix a repeated typo in an article. Paste the full text, search for the old term, and replace it everywhere in one click — no manual scrolling required.

Cleaning data: Remove unwanted characters, normalize formatting, or strip HTML tags from pasted content. Use regex mode to match patterns like extra whitespace, special characters, or repeated punctuation and replace them with clean alternatives.

Code refactoring: Rename a variable, function, or class across a code snippet. Whole Word mode ensures you only replace exact identifiers — searching for “id” won’t accidentally change “width” or “hidden”.

CSV and data processing: Replace delimiters (commas to tabs, semicolons to commas), update column values in bulk, or fix inconsistent date formats. Regex mode handles complex patterns like reformatting dates from MM/DD/YYYY to YYYY-MM-DD.

Email and content templates: Replace placeholder tokens like {{ name }} or {{ company }}with actual values. Prepare mass email content or fill in template variables before sending.

Translation and localization: Swap terms between languages, replace US English spellings with UK English (color to colour, organize to organise), or update locale-specific terminology across documentation.

Log analysis: Extract or redact sensitive information from log files. Use regex to find IP addresses, email addresses, or API keys and replace them with masked values like [REDACTED] for safe sharing.

Markdown and HTML editing: Convert heading levels, swap link formats, or replace inline styles with CSS classes. Regex patterns can target specific HTML attributes or Markdown syntax for precise bulk edits.