Text Rewriter

Replace specified phrases on a page

Text Rewriter - Edge Add-on

Text Rewriter is an Edge add-on that allows you to replace specified phrases on a page. It supports customizable patterns and live updates for text that appears even after the page is loaded.

Add-on stats

By: pelmers
Users: 447
4
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 1.8.1 (Last updated: 2022-02-11)
Creation date: 2022-02-11
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • tabs
Size: 20.97K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

Text Rewriter (v2.0.1)
4.33 (12) 881
Text Repeater (v1.0)
3.17 (1,114) 666,011
Text Rewriter (v1.8.1)
4.44 (16) 131
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Add-on summary

Replace specified phrases on a page Arbitrary substitution of any visible text on a page.

Rewrite customizable patterns in a page. Created mostly for personal amusement, inspired by XKCD #1288 and "cloud to butt." By default provides a sensible "mispell" -> "misspell" replacement.

Supports any Javascript regular expressions, including backrefs and captures. I just visit the visible text nodes on the page and use nodeValue.replace for each provided pattern. This means if there is an overlapping pair of patterns A -> B and B -> C, then both A and B go to C.

Clicking the icon in the taskbar disables the addon for that domain. For example maybe you went a little overzealous with the substitutions and want to disable it on Slack because of possible... misunderstandings.

Also has an experimental live update feature that will perform replacements on any text that appears even after the page loaded (such as Youtube captions). Enable this from the options page.

User reviews

I use it every day
by Peter, 2021-10-26
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Text Rewriter requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Text Rewriter has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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