How to Use the Regex Text Extractor
The Regex Text Extractor lets you define a pattern and instantly pull out every matching item from a block of text into a clean list. Whether you need to pull email addresses or IP addresses out of a log file, or grab every instance of a specific code or number format from a long document, type your regular expression and the results update live below.
The pattern field accepts standard JavaScript regex syntax, and the flags field lets you combine options like i for case-insensitive matching (the g flag for global search is always applied automatically). If your pattern has a syntax error, an error message tells you right away so you know what to fix.
This is especially handy for pulling structured data — email addresses, phone numbers, URLs, or date formats — out of a large block of text. Extracted matches are listed one per line and can be copied to your clipboard with a single click.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, to match a literal period, parenthesis, or other character that has special meaning in regex, put a backslash (\) before it. Example: 3.14 becomes 3\.14
An error message appears and no extraction runs. Check that your parentheses and brackets are properly matched.