What is Chrome Regex Search?

Chrome Regex Search is a Chrome extension developed by rshen, and its main feature is "An extension for Regex Search in lieu of Chrome's CTRL+F".

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Download Chrome Regex Search Extension CRX File

Download Chrome Regex Search extension files in crx format, manually install Chrome extensions in the browser, or share the crx files with friends to easily install Chrome extensions.

Extension Usage Instructions

Highlight regex matches on the web page dynamically as you type.

Cycle through matches with ENTER and SHIFT+ENTER or by clicking the arrows with your mouse.

Customize highlighting and text color through the extension options.

You will need to refresh any tabs you already have opened to load the content script.

10/27/2015: Added case insensitive search option in options page

7/13/2016: Added "file://*/*" extension to manifest

7/30/2016: Updated package with pull request https://github.com/rogershen/chrome-regex-search/commit/c5ab1bbc33a1ec8ddd254b640b8786cc621e6644

9/2/2016: Updated package with pull request https://github.com/rogershen/chrome-regex-search/pull/6
This update adds search history to the popup, which is shown and hidden with the rightmost button

9/23/2016: Changed case insensitive search option to a toggle on popup

1/24/2019: Updated package with two pull requests to enable copy command and auto-focus on parent element.

This extension is open source: https://github.com/rogershen/chrome-regex-search

If you have any problems please report them to https://github.com/rogershen/chrome-regex-search/issues

Keyboard Shortcuts:
ENTER: select next regex match
SHIFT+ENTER: select previous regex match

To setup a Keyboard Shortcut to open the Popup:
In your browser, go to chrome://extensions/
Find 'Chrome Regex Search' and click the box
Type your custom command (ie CTRL+SHIFT+F)
Now whenever, you want to open the popup simply enter your custom command.

Extension Options can be found by right clicking the icon and selecting 'Options' or by going to chrome://extensions/ and clicking 'Options' in the row for 'Chrome Regex Search'

Extension Basic Information

Name	Chrome Regex Search
ID	bpelaihoicobbkgmhcbikncnpacdbknn
Official URL	https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/chrome-regex-search/bpelaihoicobbkgmhcbikncnpacdbknn
Description	An extension for Regex Search in lieu of Chrome's CTRL+F
File Size	34.43 KB
Installation Count	50,000
Current Version	1.0.8
Last Updated	2019-01-24
Publish Date	2019-01-23
Rating	3.89/5 Total 176 Ratings
Developer	rshen
Payment Type	free
Extension Website	https://github.com/rogershen/chrome-regex-search
Help Page URL	https://github.com/rogershen/chrome-regex-search
Supported Languages	en-US
manifest.json
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