Advanced Find & Replace

approved

by rockofox

This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. Find and replace text across your vault using regular expressions, with advanced features like capturing groups and a live preview.

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Advanced Find and Replace Plugin for Obsidian

Find and replace text across your vault using regular expressions, with advanced features like capturing groups and a live preview.

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Features

  • Regex Pattern Matching: Use full regular expression support with flags (global, case-insensitive, etc.)
  • Live Preview: See exactly what changes will be made before applying them
  • Vault-Wide Search: Search across all markdown files in your vault simultaneously
  • Before/After Display: View the original text and replacement side by side
  • Contextual Preview: Shows surrounding lines for better understanding of changes

Installation

Installation via BRAT

  1. Install the Beta Reviewer's Auto-update Tool (BRAT) from Obsidian's Community Plugins
  2. Open BRAT settings → Add Beta Plugin → enter repository URL: https://github.com/rockofox/obsidian-advanced-find-and-replace
  3. Enable the plugin when it appears in your disabled plugins list
  4. BRAT will automatically update the plugin when new versions are released

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