How to Use Find and Replace - Free Online Tool

The Find and Replace tool allows you to search for specific text patterns and replace them with new text. It supports case-sensitive matching, whole word matching, regex patterns, and multiple replacement modes.

1. Enter your text in the input area.
2. Configure search settings:
   • Search For: Enter the text or pattern you want to find
   • Replace With: Enter the replacement text
   • Match Case: Enable to match exact case (uppercase/lowercase)
   • Match Whole Word: Only replace complete words, not parts of words
   • Use Regex: Use regular expressions for advanced pattern matching
   • Replace Mode: Choose All, First, or Last match
3. Click Replace to see the result with match and replacement statistics.
4. Copy or export the result using the toolbar buttons.

• Match Case: When enabled, "Hello" and "hello" are treated as different patterns
• Match Whole Word: Prevents partial matches. "cat" won't match "category"
• Regex Mode: Use regular expressions for complex patterns (e.g., \d+ for numbers)
• Replace Modes:
  • All: Replace all occurrences
  • First: Replace only the first match
  • Last: Replace only the last match

• Use regex mode for complex pattern matching (e.g., finding email addresses, URLs, dates)
• Test with "First" mode before replacing all to verify the pattern works correctly
• Enable "Match Whole Word" when replacing words to avoid unintended partial matches
• Use case-sensitive matching when you need to preserve specific capitalization
• The tool shows match count and replacement count for transparency

• Text editing: Replace specific terms throughout a document
• Data cleanup: Remove or replace unwanted characters or patterns
• Formatting: Standardize date formats, phone numbers, or other patterns
• Code refactoring: Rename variables or update function names
• Content migration: Update URLs, names, or other repeated content