Advanced Find and Replace for Windows

By Abacre
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Developer’s Description

Search documents with smart queries and batch replace lines of text.

Advanced Find and Replace is exactly what the name implies. It's fast, easy to use, and a great time-saver for programmers and Webmasters in particular. This powerful utility lets you perform text searches on your local computer as if you were using an Internet search engine. It features support for operators that allow you to specify phrases, words to insist on (+), and words to ignore (-). You can easily apply filespec, date, and size filters to speed up the search. The program also allows you to replace simple or multiline strings. Specify your search-and-replace strings, then choose the action you'd like to take: delete the search string, insert text before or after it, or simply replace it. You can even apply multiple changes to large groups of files in a single operation and use optional confirmation if you need to be more selective. Excellent documentation is included.

Advanced Find and Replace for Windows

By Abacre
Trial version
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GENERAL

Release: July 2, 2019

Latest update: October 2, 2025

Version: 8.1

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows Server
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows 2003
Windows XP
Windows 8
Windows Vista

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 47,940

Downloads Last Week: 2

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4.4/5

13 User Votes

Awesome. Absolutely awesome!!
lupsonMarch 16, 2009
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Easy and Smart
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would love to have multiple Batch Tabs
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Product has major BUG!
August 30, 2007
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Does a good job of FINDing text strings in multiple files, BUT...
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The REPLACE operation does not locate all instances that FIND detects. This is a bug that has been reported by myself and other customers. The company is ignoring our pleas to fix this bug. This is documented in their forum at abacre.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=478&p=1749
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Excellent App, Great for Bulk Editing Needs
GamerChickMay 24, 2007
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I downloaded and tried numerous applications before finding this gem. I do a lot of work with html documents that often need to have the same bits or chunks of code frequently changed. This software is great for processing changes in hundreds of files at once using one easy-to-setup configuration and a few clicks. <p> <p> <p>The ability to save configurations and quickly retrieve them for execution later has been a huge time saver for me. As an added bonus, the software's resource footprint is surprisingly small considering its ability to process a large number of files within seconds. <p> <p> <p>I highly encourage anyone looking for detailed, flexible, and efficient find & replace functions to download this program. I was so impressed after the trial period that I happily chipped in to purchase the full product (which isn't something I am often persuaded to do). I can't imagine doing my daily work without it now!
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Great Utulity
January 25, 2005
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great tool. i was looking for a tool to replace a specific string between two strings. it managed to replace the 1663 strings in a second. highly recommended.
kulvirNovember 21, 2004
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Great tool for writers and students
October 21, 2004
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As a translator, I usually juggle 5-15 versions of the same document, and Advanced Find and Replace has been a boon and serious time saver Contrary to CNet's gripes, the interface is simple and straightforward -- how complex does a Find/Replace app need to be? Pricey for a one-hit wonder, but it does the job extremely well and accurately.
Excellent Find and Replace program
September 8, 2004
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Unlike previous opinions I found the interface to be intuitive ... Too bad I only needed to use this program once ... should I ever need this type of program again ... I will definately purchase this program
Really good
May 12, 2004
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I have owned this product for over a year and have found it to be really good at searching and replacing strings of text in single or multiple files of just about any format. In fact I have found it to be indispensable and I have yet to find anything in the 0 to $100 price range that comes close. It even has support for regular expressions if your search and replace needs are truely sophisticated. About the only criticism I have is that I rarely see any upgrades posted on its web site, even the best software can be better. Perhaps it sells too well and they don't need to bother?
Very good
November 12, 2003
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Can find and replace in multiple files with confirmation if needed. Just what I needed!
You don't need anything else
April 9, 2003
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I have tested several versions, this is the only one doing what it claims to do.