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Find and Replace (FNR) vs jdReplace: catalog facts
Find and Replace (FNR)	jdReplace
Best for: Bulk text replacement across a folder of files on Windows	Best for: People making the same text change across many files
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-only license.
Windows	Windows, Linux
Replaces text across many files in a single run Regular expression support for pattern matching All 3 strengths for Find and Replace (FNR) Replaces text across many files in a single run Regular expression support for pattern matching Handles large numbers of files quickly	Replaces text across files in a directory Available for Windows and Linux
Windows only No published GitHub releases; installation through package managers such as Scoop	Designed for text replacement in files
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0-only
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Offline features available	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Find and Replace (FNR) github.com/zzzprojects/findandreplace Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for jdReplace jakobdev.codeberg.page/work/app/jdReplace Catalog checked October 8, 2026

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