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

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