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jdReplace vs MassReplaceIt: catalog facts
jdReplace	MassReplaceIt
Best for: People making the same text change across many files	Best for: Mac users renaming files or editing text across many files at once
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-only license.	Free Free to use, with optional donations.
Windows, Linux	macOS
Replaces text across files in a directory Available for Windows and Linux	Previews changes and can undo earlier searches Works on both file contents and filenames All 4 strengths for MassReplaceIt Previews changes and can undo earlier searches Works on both file contents and filenames Regular expressions, macros and saved searches Native Apple Silicon support
Designed for text replacement in files	macOS only Closed source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Not open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License not stated
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 MassReplaceIt hexmonkeysoftware.com Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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