| Version | 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Global Search And Replace |
| Release date | Nov 7, 2008 |
| Date added | Feb 9, 2009 |
| Os requirements | Windows 95, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows XP |
| Requirements | Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 |
| Total downloads | 4,128 |
| Price | Free to try |
Description
Traverse directories looking for text based files that contain a specific word or phrase and then replacing that word or phrase with another word or phrase. Browse button for selecting directory. Abort button to stop long running searches. Version 2 has multi-line searches, regular expression search and replace match case searches, and saved search criteria.
Review
This application eases the process of finding and replacing words or phrases in documents, but it suffered from some stability issues in our tests. Global Search and Replace's standard interface won't win any design awards, but it is easy to follow. It allows you to quickly select a directory and search for and/or replace text within its files. You can only narrow the search by specifying file types in the mask field, and the search doesn't include filenames. The process proved fairly speedy overall, but we repeatedly encountered a runtime error trying to restore the program's window when it was minimized. Global Search and Replace expedites the process of replacing text in multiple documents, but it's easily beat by the standard Windows Explorer when it comes to searching.
