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Find whatever - regex & auto re-find

by lihujianchi · Functionality & UI
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Enhance browser search with cross-tag continuous matching, regex support, deep iframe penetration, and zero DOM pollution.

Users
1,000
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.8 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
30
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#24K
#20K among extensions
Version
5.0.2
updated 24 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 2 years
05001,000Jun 2024Sep 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
01530Jun 2024Sep 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 30 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Find whatever - regex & auto re-find

Find whatever is a high-performance in-page search engine designed to solve the deep limitations of native browser Ctrl+F across modern, complex web applications. GitHub: https://github.com/ImSwordTooth/findwhatever Issues & Feedback are always welcome! 😄 🔥 What's New in v5.0 (Milestone Release) -------------------------------------------------- - In-Memory Text Projection Engine: Completely replaces legacy DOM cloning. Matches continuous text seamlessly across complex inline tags (<a>, <span>, <code>, <strong>, etc.) with ZERO DOM mutation or layout shifts. - Native checkVisibility API: Eliminates laggy getComputedStyle reflows. Powered by Chromium's native C++ visibility checks for instantaneous, jitter-free results. - Ultra-Lightweight & Resilient: 100% free of heavy UI component libraries. Built with Preact 10 and pure CSS for a featherlight footprint. - High-Contrast Solid UI: Deprecated blurry frosted glass in favor of clean, distraction-free solid cards (Pure White in light mode, Obsidian Dark in dark mode). ✨ Core Capabilities -------------------------------------------------- - True Cross-Tag Search: Modern websites split sentences into fragmented DOM nodes. Find whatever reconstructs text streams purely in memory to find exact matches that standard Ctrl+F completely misses. - Deep Component Penetration: Seamlessly pierces through nested iframes, open Shadow-DOM roots, and SVG text elements. - Hardcore Regex with ReDoS Guard: Full regular expression support (with configurable Unicode mode) backed by a heuristic probe that intercepts overly broad wildcards before they can freeze your tab. - Live DOM Synchronization: Intelligent MutationObserver listener dynamically catches newly loaded elements, infinite scroll items, or expanded SPA tabs in real-time. 🛠️ Developer & Power-User Features -------------------------------------------------- - Zero DOM Pollution: Highlights are rendered via the native CSS Custom Highlight API (::highlight), leaving page styles and markup 100% untouched. - Custom Highlight Aesthetics: Fully customize active/inactive highlight background colors, font colors, and stylish wavy/solid underline offsets. - Full Keyboard Workflow: Rapidly toggle Case-sensitive (Cc), Whole Word (W), Regex (.*), or cycle through results without ever touching your mouse. - One-Click Result Extraction: Copy all search matches to your clipboard instantly for research, debugging, or data extraction. - Privacy First: 100% client-side, zero network tracking, and open source under MIT.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months0+0.0%+1+0.01
1 year+284+39.7%+5+0.05

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Find whatever - regex & auto re-find appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
iframe#83−15

Version history

51 versions recorded
5.0.224 Sep 2026
4.1.023 Apr 2026
4.0.04 Mar 2026
3.10.028 Feb 2026
3.9.113 Feb 2026
3.9.05 Feb 2026
3.8.02 Feb 2026
3.7.126 Dec 2025

Details

Category
Functionality & UI
First seen
23 Jun 2024
Size
876 KB
Languages
en, zh-CN
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
pdpkckoiaiinjlhddhcoknjhdncepnbo

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 1
Permissions
storageactiveTabscriptingwebNavigationtabs
Site access
*://*/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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