RegEX: Dev Tool 4+
Regex Tester & Manager
Micah Crandell
Designed for iPad
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- $1.99
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Description
RegEX: Dev Tool is the ultimate on-device utility for anyone working with regular expressions—developers, DevOps engineers, data scientists, sysadmins or students.
Live Regex Tester
- Instant match highlighting as you type
- Multi-line editor with numbered match indicators
- Inline flag toggles (i, m, s, x, u) and descriptive tooltips
- Error-safe compilation feedback for invalid patterns
Pattern Library
- Save custom patterns with names & tags
- Quick search across names, patterns & tags
- Import/export entire collections via JSON
Comprehensive Reference Guide
- Categorized sections (Anchors, Quantifiers, Groups, Classes…)
- Real-world examples (email, IP, URL…)
- “Try in Tester” one-tap loading of any token into the tester
- Tag-based filtering and cross-category search
Powerful Share & Export
- Copy matches, full results or JSON test reports
- Native iOS share sheet for text or file formats
- Drag-and-drop and clipboard support (privacy compliant)
Privacy-First Design
- All data stored locally (no analytics, no network access)
What’s New
Version 1.12
We’re thrilled to expand your workflow with comprehensive file-type support right inside the app. Now you can open, inspect, and apply Regex patterns to many new file types.
New File Formats Supported
- Microsoft Office: DOCX, DOC, XLSX, PPTX (plus legacy DOC, XLS, PPT)
- PDFs: Full-text extraction powered by PDFKit
- OpenDocument: ODT, ODS, ODP
- eBooks: EPUB
- Rich Text: RTF, RTFD
- Web & Markup: HTML, XML, JSON, YAML
- Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Swift, Java, C/C++ and more
- Data Formats: CSV, TSV, SQL
- Others: Markdown, log files, and beyond
Seamless Integration
- Instant Processing: Pass the entire file content through the Regex engine in one tap
- Consistent Performance: Enjoy the same lightning-fast search and replace you love, now on every format
Thank you for using RegEX: Dev Tool! We’re always listening! If you have feedback or run into any issues, please let us know.
App Privacy
The developer, Micah Crandell, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Micah Crandell
- Size
- 6.5 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 18.5 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 18.5 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 15.5 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 2.5 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © Micah Crandell
- Price
- $1.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.