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RegexAssistant

Ch 205.6of 23 Regular Expression Testers
  1. 1Runs onWindows
  2. 2CostsNot stated by the maker
  3. 3Regex flavorsBoost, Scintilla, POSIX, STD Regex, Perl, SED
  4. 4Pattern explanationYes
  5. 5Available platformsdesktop
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Overview

RegexAssistant is ranked #20 of 23 in regular expression testers on Specifiction. It runs on Windows.

Compared on regular expression testers

Regex flavors
Boost, Scintilla, POSIX, STD Regex, Perl, SEDgithub.com
Pattern explanation
Yesgithub.com
Available platforms
desktopgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
RegexAssistant is an open-source Windows tool for creating and testing regular expressions.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Live results
The GUI displays results as the user types, showing when an expression works or stops working.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Regex compatibility
It can display results for Boost, Scintilla, POSIX, STD Regex, Perl, and SED implementations.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Replace
Regex replace is supported with Boost or STD compatibility, and results can be undone with the Undo button.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Cheat sheet
Its token list provides token descriptions, example usage, and matches, and double-clicking a token inserts it into the expression.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Common patterns
The token list includes patterns such as phone, IP, date, URL, credit card, and GUID patterns.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Wildcard conversion
It can convert Windows file-system and SQL wildcard expressions into regex expressions.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Download
The project README links to downloadable release binaries, and the releases page lists version v1.0.0.5.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Build requirements
The project says it can be built with Visual Studio 2017 or 2019 and requires Boost and Scintilla, which are not included in the repository.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
License
The repository identifies the project as licensed under GPL-3.0.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Support channel
The repository has an Issues section for reporting or discussing project issues.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Release author
The listed v1.0.0.5 release was published by David-Maisonave.github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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