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Search and Replace Chrome Extension Analysis

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Chrome extension ID: bldchfkhmnkoimaciljpilanilmbnofo

Search and Replace is a browser utility designed to find and swap specific text strings on a webpage. It allows users to modify form fields, hidden HTML values, and site-wide content, with the ability to save custom rules for future visits.

Developer:Chris Taylor
Version:2.0.9
Size:707KiB
Last updated:
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External:Chrome Web Store

Overview

Installs

50K+

Rating

★ 3.1

407 reviews

Languages

10 locales

Includes Deutsch, English, español, português (Portugal)...

Market analysis

Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.

Backed by review samples

Macro category

Automation & Workflow Efficiency

Pricing friction

Low review signal

Complaint intensity

High review signal

Listing & review signals
Observed signals from store listing text and review samples.

Listing positioning

The extension positions itself as a utility for browser-based text manipulation, enabling users to search and replace text across webpage elements and input fields. It emphasizes compatibility with common platforms like WordPress and Notion, while highlighting support for regular expressions and persistent rules.

Inferred product pattern

Legacy browser utility suffering from technical debt and maintenance issues following recent updates.

Review-backed pain points

Users frequently report that the tool stopped working after 2024 updates, specifically citing failure to apply changes to input fields, failure to persist edits, and causing Chrome to crash.

Observed feature gaps

Lack of a 'pin' or 'always-on-top' window feature, inability to process bulk lists in a single execution, and regression of previously functional features like saved rules.

Tags
Text ReplacementWeb AutomationForm EditorRegex ToolsProductivity
Target users

- Web content managers

- CMS users

- Data entry professionals

- Developers

Primary use cases

- Mass text correction in CMS forms

- Editing hidden HTML fields

- Regex-based text transformation

- Automating repeated text updates on specific websites

Positive themes

- Effective for editing multiple fields in CMS environments like WordPress

- Useful for specialized text transformation tasks

- Valued for time-saving potential in repetitive workflows

Negative themes

- Reports of the extension breaking or losing functionality after recent updates

- Issues with text changes not being saved or reflected in fields

- UI/UX complaints regarding popup closing behavior and lack of pinning options

- Performance issues including browser crashes

Observed friction

- Performance complaints detected

- No pricing friction reported; the primary friction is functional breakage.

Evidence boundary: The evidence is based on a mix of long-term user reports from 2012 to 2026, highlighting a significant decline in reliability following recent software updates. Review data spans over a decade, which may not accurately reflect the current version's specific state, though the volume of recent complaints is high.
Complaint summaries
Review-backed complaint signals grouped by operational area.

Support

Users express frustration regarding a lack of updates to fix reported bugs that broke core functionality.

Reliability

High incidence of reliability complaints; users report the extension frequently breaks after updates, fails to save inputs, or triggers browser crashes.

Privacy

No privacy complaints found.

Access & pricing

- No clear monetization signal

- No account requirement observed

- Free plan or free usage claimed

Store listing facts

Listing assets

- Screenshots: 3

- Videos: 0

- Languages: 10

Trust signals

- Developer contact

Store metadata

- Version: 2.0.9

- Size: 707KiB

- Last updated:

Listing SEO keywords

Search intent keywords
Keyword signals for evaluating how users may discover, compare, or search for this extension category.

Core discovery

browser text search and replacereplace text in webpagechrome extension replace textautomated text editor for web forms

Comparison

Search and Replace vs Foxreplacebest chrome extension to replace text

Problem

Search and Replace not workingSearch and Replace chrome crashextension stopped working after update

Alternative

web page text modifierregex search and replace extension

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Screenshots

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