Find and Replace
Don't waste hours editing manually. Swap words, correct formatting, or update variable names across thousands of lines of text in a single click.
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The Editor's Best Friend
We have all been there. You finish writing a 20-page report, only to realize you spelled the client's name "Jon" instead of "John." Fixing this manually is tedious and error-prone. You might miss one.
Our Find and Replace tool is the digital equivalent of a magic wand. It scans your entire text block, identifies every matching pattern, and swaps it out instantly. It's safe, fast, and runs locally on your device.
Why Use an Online Tool?
Most text editors (Word, Notepad) have this feature built-in. So why use a web tool?
Platform Independence
Whether you are on a Chromebook, a library computer, or a tablet without a word processor, this website works everywhere.
Clean Text Environment
Word processors often inject hidden formatting characters. Our tool works with Plain Text, making it ideal for coders and data cleaners.
Advanced Techniques
You can do more than just swap names.
- Formatting Cleanup: Find double spaces " " and replace them with single spaces " " to fix bad typing habits.
- Data Scrubbing: Use it to redact sensitive info. Find "password123" and replace it with "[REDACTED]" before sharing a log file.
- Code Updating: Renaming a variable? Find "oldVariableName" and replace with "newVariableName" safely.
Developers
Quickly mass-edit JSON files, adjust CSS class names, or sanitize database dumps without opening a heavy IDE.
Writers
Changing a character's name halfway through a novel? Update all 500 mentions in milliseconds.
Students
Fix common citation errors or standardize capitalization across a long thesis paper.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I undo the changes?
Since this is a simple web form, there is no "Ctrl+Z" memory stack for the tool itself. We recommend keeping a copy of your original text before pasting it in, just in case.
Does it preserve line breaks?
Yes. The tool treats the input as a multi-line string. Your paragraphs and indentation remain intact unless you specifically delete them.
What is "Case Sensitive"?
If enabled, "Apple" will match "Apple" but ignore "apple". If disabled (default), it will replace both "Apple" and "apple" with your new word.
Performance Note
For extremely large datasets (hundreds of megabytes), we recommend using a command-line tool like sed or a native text editor, as browsers have memory limits.
Data Privacy
We do not store your text. Everything is processed locally on your machine.