https://github.com/codingseb/csharpregextools4npp

Some tools to use C# Regex in Notepad++ (Plugin) (Search and Replace, Selection, Extraction...)
https://github.com/codingseb/csharpregextools4npp

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Some tools to use C# Regex in Notepad++ (Plugin) (Search and Replace, Selection, Extraction...)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/codingseb/csharpregextools4npp
• Owner: codingseb
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-02-25T09:36:54.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-07T09:38:28.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-14T20:12:43.170Z (8 months ago)
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 10.9 MB
• Stars: 9
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# CSharpRegexTools4Npp

Some tools to use C# Regex in Notepad++ (As Notepad++ Plugin)

## Features

* Syntax Highlight of the C# Regex

* List all matches (With groups and captures)

* Select All matches

* Replace All matches (with replace syntax or C#)

* Extract All matches in a new Notepad++ tab

* Work on current Notepad++ tab text, on current selection or in a directory

* Named groups, lookbehind, lookforward and all features of C# Regex

* Keep an history of typed regex

* Save/Reload Regex

## Prerequistes

Need a [Notepad++](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/) x86 or x64 installed on the machine and the right to write in the plugin directory.

(At least version 7.6.3, older versions can work but need modification of the file [NppPlugin.DllExport.targets](https://github.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/blob/master/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/PluginInfrastructure/DllExport/NppPlugin.DllExport.targets) see [Notepad++ plugins new directories structures](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/community/topic/16996/new-plugins-home-round-2))

Need .Net Framework 4.7 or greater

## Installation

* Download the [last release zip](https://github.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/releases)

* Uncompress it in the "%PROGRAMFILES%\Notepad++\plugins\" directory

**Or**

* Clone this repo

* Give write access to "%PROGRAMFILES%\Notepad++\plugins\" directory

* Launch CSharpRegexTools4Npp.sln in Visual Studio

* Select the target platform x86 or x64 depending on your version of Notepad++

* Compile and launch (F5) (It will copy the plugin in the right place and launch Notepad++)

## Usage

To Launch the tools use one of these 3 methods :

* Click on the toolbar button ![ToolbarIcon](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/master/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/img/icon.png)

* Click on Menu "Plugins" -> "C# Regex Tools 4 Npp" -> "C# Regex Tools"

* Press "Ctrl+Shift+H" on your keyboard

#### Show matches of the Regex

![List-Matches-Preview](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/master/doc/List-Matches.gif)

#### Use Regex snippets

![Use-Regex-Snippets](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/master/doc/Use-Snippet.gif)

#### Replace all occurences

![Replace-all-](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/master/doc/Replace-All.gif)

#### Replace with C# script

![Replace-With-C#](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/master/doc/Replace-with-CSharp.gif)

#### Standards Regex operations from the toolbar

![Toolbar-Actions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/master/doc/Standard-Operations.png)

1. **Is Match ?** : Show a "Yes" if at least one match is found in the text source. Show a "No" otherwise

2. **Matches** : Fill the list of all found matches with Groups and Captures

3. **Select All Matches** : Select all found matches in the current Notepad++ tab (Can be use for multi-edition)

4. **Extract All** : Extract all matches results in a new Notepad++ tab

5. **Replace All** : Replace all matches in the text source

#### Some others functionalities (options) preview

![Replace-Elements](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/master/doc/Replace-elements.png)  

  

![Replace-Elements](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/master/doc/Regex-Options.png) 

  

![Text-sources](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/master/doc/Text-Sources.png) 

## Credits

Based on : [NotepadPlusPlusPluginPack](https://github.com/kbilsted/NotepadPlusPlusPluginPack.Net) and from version 1.3.0.0 on [NppCSharpPluginPack](https://github.com/molsonkiko/NppCSharpPluginPack) ([Apache-2.0 license](https://github.com/molsonkiko/NppCSharpPluginPack?tab=Apache-2.0-1-ov-file#readme)) Merged manually with a part of the version used in [CS-Script.Npp](https://github.com/oleg-shilo/cs-script.npp) (under MIT license) for better x64 support and remodified for the way I use it.  

use :  

[AvalonEdit](https://github.com/icsharpcode/AvalonEdit) For Regex edition and syntax Highlighting  (MIT license)  

[CS-Script](https://github.com/oleg-shilo/cs-script/) For C# Match replace (MIT license)  

[Newtonsoft.Json](https://www.newtonsoft.com/json) (MIT license)  

[Ookii.Dialogs](http://www.ookii.org/software/dialogs/) (For Open and Save dialogs [specific license](https://github.com/codingseb/CSharpRegexTools4Npp/blob/master/Licenses/Ooki%20license.txt))  

[PropertyChanged.Fody](https://github.com/Fody/PropertyChanged) (MIT license)  

[Costura.fody](https://github.com/Fody/Costura) Merge all in one DLL, without it it doesn't work (MIT license)  

And for icons :

GUI : [FatCow](https://www.fatcow.com/free-icons) ([Creative Commons 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/))

C# Autocomplete : [vscode-icons](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-icons) : ([Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-icons/blob/main/LICENSE)