Advanced Search and Replace for Google Docs™ enhances document editing with powerful format-based search, regex patterns, and customizable text replacement options.
Listing updated:December 26, 2025
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Overview
Advanced Search and Replace for Google Docs™ revolutionizes how you find and modify content in your documents, going far beyond the standard search capabilities. This powerful add-on combines sophisticated text search with format-based criteria to help you locate and transform your content with precision.

Key Features:

- Format-Based Search: Find text with specific formatting attributes like bold, italic, font type, size, color, and more.

- Enhanced Text Search: Use case-sensitive matching and regular expressions for powerful pattern detection.

- Comprehensive Replace: Replace text while preserving or changing formatting, with options to modify text appearance during replacement.

- Multiple Search Logic: Combine text and format criteria for highly specific searches.

- Intuitive Interface: User-friendly sidebar with clear options for both basic and advanced searches.

- Element-Specific Operations: Locate and modify text within paragraphs, lists, tables, and other document elements.

How to Use:

1. Open a Google Docs™ document.
2. Click on "Advanced Search and Replace" in the Add-ons menu.
3. Select "Open Search Panel" to launch the sidebar.
4. Enter your search text and/or select format options.
5. Use the replace functionality to modify your content.

Perfect for writers, editors, and professionals who need precise control over document formatting and content. Whether you're standardizing documents, fixing formatting inconsistencies, or making bulk changes, Advanced Search and Replace provides the tools you need to work efficiently.

*Google Docs™ is a trademark of Google LLC.
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Advanced Search and Replace for Google Docs™ will ask for the permissions shown below. Learn more
Advanced Search and Replace for Google Docs™ will need access to your Google account
This will allow Advanced Search and Replace for Google Docs™ to :
View and manage documents that this application has been installed in
Display and run third-party web content in prompts and sidebars inside Google applications
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