# Regexer

> Are you tired of switching back and forth from terminal to web apps to validate regular expressions? This web extension will help you check matches in a string against a regular expression.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/regexer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/regexer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `regexer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tushar Arora
- **Category:** web-development,other
- **Daily users:** 51
- **Rating:** 3.50 / 5 (4 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-09-10
- **Size:** 148 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/regexer/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/tushararora/regexer](https://github.com/tushararora/regexer)

## Description

Regexer is a handy Chrome extension designed to simplify the process of testing and validating regular expressions. Instead of toggling between your terminal and various web applications, Regexer lets you quickly check how your regex matches strings directly within your browser.

This tool is perfect for developers and anyone who frequently works with regex, saving time and streamlining workflows by providing immediate feedback on regex patterns. With Regexer, test your regex patterns efficiently in one convenient place without disrupting your coding flow.

## Rankings

- #15,881 — Overall
- #215 — string

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/regexer)