Chrome Extension

Your page,
color-coded
by regex.

RegexChameleon highlights every pattern match on any webpage — instantly, beautifully, in your own colors. No copy-paste. No DevTools.

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Interactive Demo

Type a pattern. Watch the page light up.

Edit the patterns below — matches highlight live in the text. Each pattern gets its own color.

regexchameleon — sandbox.txt
// sample text — try editing it too
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. Contact us at hello@regexchameleon.dev or support@example.com Visit https://alahay.org/apps/RegexChameleon for the full web app. Phone: +1 (555) 867-5309 | Date: 2024-11-15 | Price: $42.00 Hex colors: #FF6B6B #FFD93D #6BCB77 — try matching them!
// coming in advanced features
Named groups🔒
Replace mode🔒
Export matches🔒
Regex library🔒
Pattern sharing🔒
Page diffing🔒
CSV export🔒
Match stats🔒

Built for pattern hunters.

From quick email scans to complex multi-rule debugging sessions.

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Per-pattern colors

Each regex rule gets its own color from a 10-tone palette — automatically cycled and always distinguishable at a glance.

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Live as-you-type

Highlights update 300ms after your last keystroke. No click needed. Instant feedback while you craft your pattern.

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Syntax validation

Inline regex parser gives you a green ✓ or a precise red error message before the pattern ever touches the page.

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Multi-rule manager

Stack unlimited patterns. Toggle, delete, or reorder them. Your rules persist across browser sessions via chrome.storage.

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Replace mode

Not just highlighting — swap matched text with a replacement string, preview the result live before committing.

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Export & share

Export all matches as CSV or JSON. Share your pattern sets with a link. The full web app at alahay.org has you covered.

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Get started in 60 seconds

Install in three steps.

01

Download

Grab the .zip from the link above or our GitHub release.

02

Load unpacked

Open chrome://extensions, enable Dev Mode, click Load unpacked.

03

Start matching

Click the 🦎 icon, add a pattern, and watch your page transform.

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advanced features.

Replace mode, named group highlighting, pattern library, CSV export — all in progress. Drop your email to get notified the moment they ship.