Automatically find and replace text in editable website fields using text, regex, CSS, XPath, IDs, names, or placeholders.
Users
14
0 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#175K
#147K among extensions
Version
1.3.0
updated 16 Jul 2026
Users
monthly, 3 months
Latest, 21 Oct 2026:14 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 3 months
Latest, 21 Oct 2026:2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Smart Auto Text Replacer
β‘ Automatically find, clean, and replace text in any editable web field β as you type, on paste, on blur, or on demand.
Smart Auto Text Replacer is a powerful Chrome extension that lets you define text replacement rules for the editable fields on any website you choose. Whether you're removing boilerplate prefixes, shortening chapter labels, applying regex transformations, or sanitizing copied text, your rules run silently and instantly β without ever leaving your browser.
π§ HOW IT WORKS
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1οΈβ£ Enable the extension on a website you control
2οΈβ£ Pick the target field β visually, or with CSS, XPath, element ID, name, or placeholder
3οΈβ£ Create plain-text or regex replacement rules
4οΈβ£ Rules fire automatically on paste, blur, typing, or via keyboard shortcut (Alt+Shift+C)
β¨ KEY FEATURES
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π― Visual Field Picker β click any input, textarea, or contenteditable area to target it instantly
π Powerful Selectors β CSS, XPath, element ID, name attribute, or placeholder text
π Regex & Plain-text Rules β full regular expression support with capture groups
β±οΈ Flexible Triggers β run rules on paste, on blur, while typing, or manually with Replace Now
π Rule Ordering β drag and reorder rules; enable or disable each independently
π Per-website Control β each site gets its own rules and settings; you approve every domain
π Page URL Filters β scope rules to specific pages or URL patterns within a site
π₯ Import & Export β back up and share your rule sets across devices or profiles
π Built-in Guide & Live Demo β try the extension on an interactive demo page, no setup needed
π 6 Languages β English, Spanish, French, German, Brazilian Portuguese, and Hindi
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πΌ POPULAR USE CASES
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β Remove [DRAFT], [WIP], or boilerplate tags from titles automatically
β Shorten "Chapter" β "Ch." and "Episode" β "Ep." across content management systems
β Collapse extra spaces or strip special characters on paste
β Auto-format phone numbers, dates, or codes to a standard pattern using regex
β Clean up copied text in forms, editors, CRMs, and support tools
β Apply site-specific text transformations to job boards, wikis, and note apps
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π PRIVACY BY DESIGN
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π‘οΈ All processing happens locally β your text never leaves your browser
π« No analytics, no tracking, no ads, no data collection
π Access is granted site-by-site β the extension never reads pages you haven't approved
πΎ Rules are stored in Chrome's local sync storage only
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π WHY CHOOSE SMART AUTO TEXT REPLACER?
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Unlike simple find-and-replace browser bookmarklets or global keyboard shortcuts, Smart Auto Text Replacer gives you per-site, per-field, per-trigger granularity. It supports contenteditable divs used by modern rich-text editors (like Google Docs-style apps), not just plain inputs. With regex support, import/export, and a built-in live demo, it's the most complete automatic text replacement tool for Chrome.
Try the live demo at: https://auto-text-replacer.netlify.app/