Find and Replace: Bulk Text Replace with Live Preview
Find and replace text in bulk with a free, browser-based tool. Replace all occurrences at once, with optional match case and whole words only. Live preview and replacement count. No regex—special characters like $ or * are treated literally. Use it for editing, cleanup, and batch text replacement.
What is find and replace?
Find and replace (or search and replace) lets you find every occurrence of a string in a document and replace it with another string. Editors and IDEs have built-in find-and-replace; this tool does the same in your browser so you can clean up pasted text, normalize labels, or swap placeholders without opening another app. You type the Find and Replace with values; the result updates instantly. All replacements are global (every match is replaced), and the tool shows how many instances were found and replaced.
Match case makes the search case-sensitive (e.g. "Hello" won't match "hello"). Whole words only matches only when the find string appears as a complete word, not inside another word—so "cat" won't match "category". The Find string is always treated as plain text: characters like $, *, and . are not interpreted as regex, so the tool stays safe and predictable.
When to use match case vs whole words only
Use match case when you want to replace "Widget" but not "widget"—for example, preserving capitalization in titles or fixing only capitalized acronyms. Use whole words only when you want to replace a word but not substrings: replace "the" with "a" only when "the" is a full word, not inside "other" or "theme". You can combine both: match case and whole words only together give you precise control for editing and cleanup.
Why does the Find string stay literal (no regex)?
In a regex-based find and replace, characters like ., *, $, and ( have special meanings. If you paste a price like "$19.99" or a formula, the tool could misinterpret it and crash or produce wrong results. This converter escapes the Find string so every character is treated literally. You get predictable, crash-free behavior; for regex power, use an editor or script.
Who uses a find and replace tool?
Writers and editors use it to fix repeated typos, change character names, or normalize terminology. Developers use it to swap placeholder text, fix config snippets, or clean logs. Data and content teams use it to batch-update labels or IDs in exported text. Because the tool runs in the browser and treats Find as literal text, you can safely paste content with dollar signs, dots, and parentheses without errors. Copy the result with one click when you're done.
Find and Replace FAQ
? Does find and replace change all occurrences or just the first?
All occurrences. The tool replaces every match in the source text in one go. The counter below the result shows "Found [X] instances and made [X] replacements" so you can confirm how many were replaced.
? What does "Match case" do?
When Match case is checked, the search is case-sensitive: "Hello" only matches "Hello", not "hello" or "HELLO". When unchecked, the search is case-insensitive and matches any capitalization. Use Match case when you need to preserve or target specific capitalization.
? What does "Whole words only" do?
Whole words only matches the Find string when it appears as a complete word, not as part of a longer word. So if you find "cat", it will match "cat" but not "category" or "scatter". Word boundaries are used so the match is surrounded by non-word characters (or the start/end of the text).
? Can I use special characters like $ or * in the Find field?
Yes. The Find string is escaped so that special characters (including $, *, ., parentheses, and brackets) are treated as literal characters, not regex. So you can safely find "$19.99" or "file*.txt" without the tool crashing or matching unexpectedly.
? What happens if the Find field is empty?
If Find is empty, the result simply mirrors the source text—no replacements are made. The output updates live as you type in Find or Replace with, so you always see the current result.
? Does the tool support regex?
No. The Find field is always treated as plain text with special characters escaped. This keeps the tool simple and safe. For regex-based find and replace, use a code editor or script. Here you get predictable literal matching plus optional match case and whole words only.