About the find & replace
The search text is treated literally unless the regular expression switch is on, so characters like . and ( match themselves rather than meaning something. A dollar sign in the replacement is likewise literal until regular expressions are enabled.
Whole words only wraps the search in word boundaries, which is the fix for the classic problem of replacing 'cat' and finding that 'category' has become 'dogegory'.
Frequently asked questions
- Is my text sent anywhere?
- No. Everything runs inside your browser. Nothing you paste or type is uploaded, stored or logged, and the page keeps working with the network disconnected.
- How do I use capture groups?
- Turn on regular expressions, put brackets round the part you want to keep, and refer to it as $1 in the replacement. Searching for (\w+) (\w+) and replacing with $2, $1 swaps two words.
- Why did nothing change?
- Usually case: searching for 'The' will not find 'the'. Turn on ignore case, or check for trailing spaces in the search box.
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How your data is handled
Everything happens on your device. There is no upload, no storage and no logging. Closing the tab clears everything you entered.