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This plugin has not been manually reviewed by Obsidian staff. A VSCode-style vault-wide search & replace sidebar view.

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Find-n-Replace

Vault-wide search and replace for Obsidian with regex support, multi-selection, and file filtering.

Find-n-Replace UI

[!CAUTION] This plugin modifies vault files directly. Maintain backups before bulk replacements.

Features

  • Search all text files (md, txt, js, css, json, etc.)
  • Regex with capture groups ($1, $2, $&)
  • Multiline patterns across lines
  • Case-sensitive and whole-word matching
  • Multi-select matches with Ctrl/Cmd+click
  • File filtering by extension, folder, or glob pattern
  • Search history with ↑↓ navigation
  • Click results to jump to location

Installation

Install from community.obsidian.md

From Obsidian's settings or preferences:

  1. Community Plugins > Browse
  2. Search for "Find-n-Replace"

Manually:

  1. download the latest release archive
  2. uncompress the downloaded archive
  3. move the find-n-replace folder to /path/to/vault/.obsidian/plugins/
  4. Settings > Community plugins > reload Installed plugins
  5. enable plugin

or:

  1. download main.js, manifest.json & styles.css from the latest release
  2. create a new folder /path/to/vault/.obsidian/plugins/find-n-replace
  3. move all 3 files to /path/to/vault/.obsidian/plugins/find-n-replace
  4. Settings > Community plugins > reload Installed plugins
  5. enable plugin

Usage

  1. Open via Command Palette: Find-n-Replace: Open
  2. Enter search term (results appear as you type)
  3. Optional: Click filter icon to limit by file type or folder
  4. Enter replacement text
  5. Replace individual matches, selected matches, or all

Search options: Match Case, Whole Word, Regex, Multiline

Selection: Ctrl/Cmd+click to multi-select, Escape to clear

Examples

Search Replace Result
TODO DONE Simple text replacement
(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2}) $2/$3/$1 Date format conversion
\[\[(.+?)\]\] $1 Remove wikilink brackets
\s{2,} Collapse multiple spaces

Commands

  • Open
  • Focus search/replace input
  • Perform search
  • Clear search and replace
  • Toggle match case/whole word/regex/multiline
  • Replace selected/all matches
  • Select all results
  • Expand/collapse all

Assign hotkeys in Settings → Hotkeys → search "Find-n-Replace"

Settings

  • Search history: Enable/disable, max entries (10-200)
  • Max results: Limit displayed results (default: 1000)
  • Auto search: Toggle search-as-you-type
  • Confirm destructive actions: Prompt before Replace All
  • Default filters: Set default include/exclude patterns
  • Logging level: Silent to Trace for debugging

Development

npm install
npm run dev      # watch mode
npm run build    # production
npm test         # run tests

License

MIT

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