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jdReplace vs grepWin: catalog facts
jdReplace	grepWin
Best for: People making the same text change across many files	Best for: Windows users who need bulk regex search and replace in files
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-only license.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, Linux	Windows
Replaces text across files in a directory Available for Windows and Linux	Regular expression search and replace across many files Explorer context menu entry for quick searches All 4 strengths for grepWin Regular expression search and replace across many files Explorer context menu entry for quick searches Saved presets for common expressions Filters by file size and type
Designed for text replacement in files	Windows only Requires Windows 10 22H2 or later
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for jdReplace jakobdev.codeberg.page/work/app/jdReplace Catalog checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for grepWin tools.stefankueng.com/grepWin.html Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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