RegExRX

RegExRX

By Kem Tekinay

  • Category: Developer Tools
  • Release Date: 2012-02-08
  • Current Version: 1.9.2
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 19.36 MB
  • Developer: Kem Tekinay
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 10.9 or later.

Description

A complete regular expression development tool meant for novices and professionals alike, this editor has many features designed to help in the development and storage of regular expressions. Based on the PCRE library, RegExRX will allow a user to craft patterns that are compatible with most regular expression flavors and will let them easily copy those patterns to other languages like Objective-C, Perl, Ruby, PHP and Xojo. Some features include: - Search and Replace modes. - Color-coded tokens in both the "search" and "replace" patterns. - Live matching against source text. Live replace too, where applicable. - Insert menus with almost every acceptable token and a description of what they do, including constructs for various groupings, conditionals, lookarounds, and POSIX expressions. - A "Match List" that shows all matches, with subexpressions and group names, and represents invisible characters like a space or return with their token equivalents ("\s" or "\r"). - Dark Mode support. - Optionally show invisible characters in each field. - A Templates menu for oft-used patterns. Save As Template from the File menu, or download free samples from our website directly into the Templates folder. - Export the Match List to a text file, Excel, FileMaker Pro XML, or just the Clipboard. - Save the Replaced Text to a text file. - Stats on both the source text and replaced text so you can tell exactly where you are and what characters are represented at all times. Helps avoid errors caused by invisible characters. - Linked scrolling among the source text, the replaced text and the Match List. - Support for Unicode tokens, verbs, and subroutines. - Save regular expressions in documents for reuse. - Open as many windows as desired. - Multiple levels of undo and redo. - Link your sample source text to a file for easy reloading. - Support for free-spacing mode. - Full Unicode support, including a chart of all Unicode characters. - A fluid interface that lets you resize each panel freely. - Copy the find and replace patterns in ready-to-paste code for Objective-C, Perl, PHP, Ruby, AppleScript, JavaScript, 4D, and Xojo. We also provides several ready-to-use sample regular expressions in a separate, free download. These samples include finding e-mail addresses, validating dates, removing duplicate lines, and more, and are available at our web site. (Check the Help menu to download directly through RegExRX.)

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Reviews

  • Best of its kind

    5
    By ghoetker
    Fast with a clear UI. Makes it easy to experiment, with useful help and great indicators of what matched what. I use it to do the extraction/replacement I want directly and to build expressions to use elsewhere.
  • Great! Could be Amazing with a few things

    4
    By Toddiddimusums
    really enjoyed using this app! It saves me a ton of time. The only thing I might add is the ability to have color coded capture groups within the overall capture
  • Very handy

    5
    By Robbat1
    This tool is very useful and simple. I recommend it.
  • Bought and crashed

    1
    By kauffmanx
    Bought the app. Installed it. Launched it. Crashed immediately. Disappointing.
  • Great app from an indie dev

    5
    By mxxiv
    Great little tool for old pros and those new to ReGex alike. Worth every penny and then some! The only caveats being, (a) it would be nice to see some more pre-packaged templates for those of us still learning the ins and outs of RegEx and (b) as of this writing, the app hasn't been updated in ≥ 2 yrs, though it works perfectly on Big Sur 11.6, so it's possible it has been abandoned--but more than likely, it simply has not needed an update. Either way, 5 stars all day
  • Constantly-used Tool In My Belt

    5
    By Gidgerby
    I've had this app installed for years and it's been a faithful companion that I fire up for one need or another every couple of days. If you use regexes at all, having a standalone tool is a real blessing, and this one fits the bill speldidly.
  • Great tool

    5
    By ThisSaysOtherwise
    I use regular expression enough to know a bit, but not enough to have it all memoriezed. great tool to test out patterns and verify they are ready for my configs/code.
  • Super helpful

    5
    By MT257
    I'm a GREP novice. Occasionally I have to handle text that I need to input into a spreadsheet. RegExRX helps me modify the text so I can save a text file that I can easily import into Excel. RegExRX saves me time by having often used search patterns in drop down menus so I can pick the search pattern I need without having to have memorized the pattern.
  • Good But Lacks Java Support

    4
    By Ppman16
    Great product but will not generate Java code which I would think be a common platform requested.
  • Use it all the time

    5
    By Anton Webern
    This is a very handy app for developers. Thank you!

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