FoxReplace

FoxReplace

Lets you replace text in web pages. You can define a substitution list and apply it automatically or at your own discretion, or make individual substitutions. You can use this as a filter, or just for fun :)

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What is FoxReplace?
FoxReplace is a Firefox extension that allows users to replace text fragments in a web page with other text fragments. It uses a substitution system where users can define an input text to be replaced and an output text to replace it. The substitutions can be applied to the entire content of a page and can either be case-sensitive or insensitive. FoxReplace also supports the use of regular expressions and automatic application of substitutions upon page load.
Merlin
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By: Marc
Rating: 3.98 (116)
Version: 2.6.2 (Last updated: 2024-01-03)
Creation date: 2008-02-14
Weekly download count: 97
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • <all_urls>
  • alarms
  • menus
  • downloads
  • storage
Size: 1.75M
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Summary

This extension allows you to replace text fragments (strings) in a page by other text fragments. The system is based on substitutions, where each substitution has an input text which has to be replaced (the "Replace" field) and an output text by which the first has to be replaced (the "With" field). When a substitution is applied it's over the whole content of a page (you can't do partial substitutions at the moment). Substitutions can be case-sensitive or insensitive. The use of regular expressions is also supported.

You can do individual substitutions or define a list of substitutions to apply all at once. You can define substitution lists that apply only to pages that match an URL. You also have the option to apply the substitution list automatically whenever a page is loaded.

Possible future features: RegExp editor, undo, automatic substitutions on AJAX pages, etc. These are ideas, but it doesn't mean that all of them can be implemented.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Allows for easy text replacement on web pages
  • Works well for some users
  • Helpful for making the internet more tolerable
Cons
  • Lack of clear instructions for use
  • Issues with saving changes
  • Difficulty in finding and using the add-on
Most mentioned
  • Lack of clear instructions for use
  • Works well for some users
  • Difficulty in finding and using the add-on
Recent reviews
Simple clear and easy to use so far. Search and replace text, it does what is says. Haven't done extensive testing to see if there are any issues as others have reported, but has been pretty solid for me.

What is the privacy policy of this add-on? Will change the rating to 5 once I get the answer (if addon is privacy-respecting, of course).
by sudo, 2024-04-29

So far so good. I managed to make it work from options, but no thanks to the explanations of the author, which are non-existent, and the interface is also not intuitive. There is still a thing or two that I don't get, but I don't need it for now. For example the auto/auto-manual/manual stuff (I've put "auto" and it seems to work for what I want, but not clear what the other options do). Also the HTML output only/input&output; I have no clue what it means. Finally, the URLs to be typed. What does that do? Also right click and paste works only if you start typing something in a blued field, delete that and then paste. A short (and good) explanation would be necessary.
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Safety
Risk impact

FoxReplace may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

FoxReplace is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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