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Regex Playground vs Retest

Regex Playground

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Retest

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Price from—Free
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
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WebYes—
Linux—Yes
Plans published01
Spec score · Regular Expression Testers5.8 (#23)7.6 (#10)

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Retest

Retest is a free, open-source terminal utility for developing and checking regular expressions on Linux. A subject string can be supplied as an argument or piped through standard input, so it can fit into shell workflows. Retest finds all non-crossing matches and highlights nested capture groups in colors distinct from the whole match. An optional formatted list shows match order and string indexes. Release 0.2.2 added a flag for reading the subject from a file. The project provides Linux release binaries, including a 64-bit Debian installer listed for release 0.2.2. Its README describes compiling from source with Cargo and installing through a Makefile. The source code and documentation are licensed under Apache License 2.0. The project presents Retest as a terminal-based alternative to regex101, for developers building and checking patterns. No paid plans or usage limits are listed.

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