Chrome Regex Search

An extension for Regex Search in lieu of Chrome's CTRL+F

What is Chrome Regex Search?

'Chrome Regex Search' is an Chrome extension that enhances your browsing experience by providing regex search functionality. It highlights regex matches dynamically as you type on any webpage. You can easily navigate through matches using the ENTER key for next match and SHIFT+ENTER for the previous one. Additional extension options allow you to customize the highlighting and text color.

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By: rshen

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 50,000+

Rating: 3.88 (178) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 1.0.8 (Last updated: 2019-01-24)

Creation date: 2019-01-23

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
storage

Size: 35.26K

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 3720 ▲ 43

Other rankings

#7264 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 11

#32 in search box keyword 14 ▼ 1

#44 in package keyword 15 ▲ 1

#51 in match keyword 4 ▲ 3

#64 in search keyword 38 ▲ 6

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Summary

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Highlight regex matches on the web page dynamically as you type.

Cycle through matches with ENTER and SHIFT+ENTER or by clicking the arrows with your mouse.

Customize highlighting and text color through the extension options.

You will need to refresh any tabs you already have opened to load the content script.

10/27/2015: Added case insensitive search option in options page

7/13/2016: Added "file:///" extension to manifest

7/30/2016: Updated package with pull request https://github.com/rogershen/chrome-regex-search/commit/c5ab1bbc33a1ec8ddd254b640b8786cc621e6644

9/2/2016: Updated package with pull request https://github.com/rogershen/chrome-regex-search/pull/6

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Works well for static content
Fast and small
Includes keyboard shortcuts for quick access

Cons

Does not work well for dynamic content
Issues with color differentiation for search terms
Limited support for different types of search input

Most mentioned

Doesn't work in certain browsers or on specific pages
Requests for additional features (e.g., support for saving and selecting regexps)
Keyboard shortcuts and fast performance mentioned multiple times

Recent reviews

No matter what page i am in, it says: Content script was not loaded. Are you currently in the Chrome Web Store or in a chrome:// page? If you are, content scripts won't work here. If not, please wait for the page to finish loading or refresh the page.

at least 7, 2021-11-13

Wonderful Extension!

Viviano, 2024-06-06

Does not work! + I don't see any shortcut key option (or no proper documentation on where to find it). Chrome Version 112.0.5615.49 (Official Build) (64-bit)