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.

Extension stats

By: rshen
Users: 40,000+
Rating: 3.90 (178)
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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Extension summary

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

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User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 great for static content
  • Useful for regex searches
  • Generally effective across multiple browsers
Cons
  • Poor interface design
  • Does not work well with dynamic content or tables
  • Lacks color differentiation for matched search terms
  • Issues with functionality on particular websites (e.g., YouTube, GitHub)
Most mentioned
  • Interface looks strange or 'ugly'
  • Stops working on certain pages
  • Does not work with certain search patterns (e.g., '|')
Recent reviews
Apart from the ugly interface. it works perfect for me! i hope it wont be removed by chrome later
by Jim Lo, 2024-09-06

Wonderful Extension!
by Viviano, 2024-06-06

didn't work on tables, maybe?
by monkey_sheng, 2024-04-24
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Chrome Regex Search requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Chrome Regex Search has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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