Find and Replace Text
Find and replace any word or phrase across your whole text online. Optional case-sensitive matching. Instant, private, no upload.
This tool replaces every occurrence of a word or phrase in your text with a replacement you choose. Matching is case-insensitive by default; tick the box to match case exactly.
Examples
| Input | Output |
|---|---|
| Hello world. hello again. (find: "hello" → "hi") | hi world. hi again. |
When to use the find and replace text
Bulk find-and-replace is the fastest way to apply a decision consistently across a document: renaming a product, swapping a placeholder for a real value, correcting a term you used inconsistently, or anonymising a name before sharing a transcript.
Practical notes:
- Matching is case-insensitive by default, so searching for
helloalso catchesHelloandHELLO. The replacement is inserted exactly as you typed it — it does not adopt the original capitalisation. Tick case-sensitive when that matters. - It matches substrings, not whole words. Replacing
artalso hitsstartandparty. Include the surrounding spaces in your search term to constrain it. - Leave the replacement empty to delete. An empty replacement field removes every match, which is a quick way to strip a repeated boilerplate phrase.
Your search term is treated as literal text, not a regular expression, so characters such as ., *, and ( match themselves rather than acting as wildcards.
Frequently asked questions
Is find and replace case-sensitive?
Not by default — searching for "hello" also matches "Hello". Tick the case-sensitive checkbox to require an exact match.
Can I use regular expressions?
No. The search term is treated as literal text, so special characters like . and * match themselves. This prevents accidental matches from unescaped symbols.
How do I delete a phrase instead of replacing it?
Leave the "Replace with" field empty. Every match is removed from the text.
Does it match whole words only?
No, it matches substrings, so "art" also matches inside "start". Add spaces around your search term to limit it to whole words.