Awesome Regex

Awesome Regex curates regular expression libraries, tools, frameworks, and software.

github.com/aloisdg/awesome-regex
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About Awesome Regex

Awesome Regex is an open source GitHub repository that curates a categorized list of regular expression libraries, tools, frameworks, and software. The stated goal is a community-driven collection of well-known resources. The list is organized into sections such as documentation, prototyping and testing, generators, security, learning, libraries, articles, books, benchmarks, and cheat sheets.

The repository is a set of links rather than a tool itself. Its prototyping section names online regex testers and visualizers, its generators section lists tools that build patterns from example text, and its security section includes a command-line tool for testing patterns for ReDoS vulnerabilities. The homepage excerpt is truncated, so sections beyond the learning resources are not fully visible. Suggestions and contributions are accepted under the repository's contribution guidelines and quality standard.

Key features

  • Categorized links to regular expression references for several languages
  • Listed online regex testers and visualizers for prototyping patterns
  • Listed generators that build regular expressions from example strings
  • Security section listing SafeRegex for ReDoS vulnerability testing
  • Learning resources including tutorials, an online book, and a Wikipedia entry
  • Sections for articles, books, benchmarks, and cheat sheets
Best for: Developers and students who want a single index of regular expression testers, generators, references, and learning materials.
Good for
  • Resources are grouped by purpose, such as testing, generation, security, and learning.
  • Open source repository that accepts suggestions and contributions from the community.
Watch out for
  • Most entries are links to external sites and tools, which are not hosted in this repository.
  • The homepage excerpt is truncated, so the full contents are not visible here.

Awesome Regex at a glance

Type
Open-source project
Pricing
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Open source
Yes · Source code
Language
English
Last checked
Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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Awesome Regex FAQ

Are the regex tools listed here hosted by this repository?
No. The repository lists links to external sites and tools, such as Regex101, Debuggex, and Regexr.
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The repository states that suggestions and contributions are welcome. Contributors should first review the contribution guidelines and quality standard linked in the repository.
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