Find and Replace Text Online
Find words or phrases, preview every match, and replace one or all instantly. Use case-sensitive, whole-word, multiple-rule, or optional regex controls when you need more precision.
Replacement Rules
Regex is intended for advanced pattern matching. Capture groups such as $1 can be used in replacement text. Review the result carefully before copying it.
Updated Result
Review the edited text before using it elsewhereQuick answer: Paste your text, enter the word or phrase you want to find, add the replacement, and preview the matches. You can replace the next match, replace every match, or add multiple replacement rules and apply them together.
How to Find and Replace Text Online
- Paste your text. Add a document, list, description, code snippet, email draft, notes, or other text.
- Enter what to find. Add the word, phrase, URL, symbol, or text string you want to locate.
- Enter the replacement. Type the new text or leave the field empty if you want to remove the match.
- Preview matches. Check the highlighted preview and match count before making a bulk edit.
- Choose how to replace. Use Replace Next for one occurrence, Replace All for the first rule, or Apply All Rules for multiple replacements.
- Review and copy. Check the updated result, undo if necessary, then copy or download the finished text.
Replace One Match or Replace All
Sometimes the same word appears in different contexts. Replacing every occurrence immediately can create mistakes, so this tool gives you two levels of control.
Replace Next
Replace only the next match from your first active rule. This is useful when you want to review replacements one at a time.
Replace All
Replace every match for the first active rule at once. Check the live match count and preview first when you are editing important text.
Case-Sensitive and Whole-Word Find and Replace
The Match Case option controls whether capitalization matters. With Match Case enabled, Brand and brand are treated differently.
The Whole Words option helps prevent partial-word replacements. For example, searching for cat as a whole word avoids matching the same letters inside a longer word such as category.
Replace Multiple Words or Phrases at Once
Use Add Another Replacement when you have several cleanup rules to apply. Rules are processed in sequence, so an earlier replacement can affect a later one.
This can be useful for standardizing spelling, updating product names, correcting repeated terminology, cleaning imported text, or preparing content for another system.
| Task | Find | Replace With |
|---|---|---|
| Change spelling style | colour | color |
| Update a year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Rename a product | Basic Plan | Starter Plan |
| Remove a phrase | temporary text | Leave blank |
| Standardize wording |
How Regex Find and Replace Works
Regular expressions, or regex, let advanced users search for patterns instead of one literal phrase. Open Advanced Options and enable regex only when you need pattern-based matching.
Regex replacements can also use capture groups such as $1. Because one pattern can match many different strings, always inspect the preview and result before using edited code, structured data, or production content.
When Find and Replace Can Go Wrong
A short search term can appear inside longer words. Use Whole Words when you only intend to replace the standalone word.
Decide whether uppercase and lowercase versions should be treated as the same text before making a large replacement.
Multiple rules run sequentially. A replacement created by one rule can become a match for a later rule.
The safest workflow is to check the match count, inspect the preview, apply the replacement, and review the final result before copying it into a CMS, document, spreadsheet, email, or code editor.
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Find and Replace FAQs
How do I find and replace text online?
Paste your text, enter what you want to find and what should replace it, review the highlighted matches, then choose Replace Next, Replace All, or Apply All Rules.
Can I replace all occurrences of a word at once?
Yes. Use Replace All to change every match for the first active replacement rule.
Can I find and replace multiple words at once?
Yes. Add additional replacement rules, then choose Apply All Rules. The rules are processed sequentially.
What does Match Case mean?
Match Case makes capitalization significant. For example, Brand and brand are treated as different matches when the option is enabled.
What does Whole Words mean?
Whole Words limits matching to standalone words so a short search term is less likely to be replaced inside a longer word.
Can I use regular expressions?
Yes. Open Advanced Options and enable Regex for pattern-based replacements. Regex is intended for advanced users and should be reviewed carefully before the result is used.
Can I remove text instead of replacing it?
Yes. Enter the text to find and leave the replacement field empty. The matching text will be removed when you apply the replacement.
Can I undo a replacement?
Yes. The Undo button restores the previous result from your current editing session.
Is my pasted text uploaded or stored?
The replacement calculations in this tool run in your browser and do not require the pasted text to be sent to a server for processing. Follow your own privacy requirements when working with highly sensitive information on any website.
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