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Regex vs Wildcard: catalog facts
Regex	Wildcard
Paid The Mac App Store page lists Regex for US$13.99.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.
macOS	Linux
Saves patterns, test data, replacements and options together Supports duplicating saved tests to explore variants	Works offline unlike web regex testers Native GNOME interface
Requires macOS 14.2 or later	Linux only Little published detail on supported regex flavours
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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