TextCrawler for Windows

Batch text search and replace across files

One of the most useful tools in a competent text editor is its search-and-replace capability. That works perfectly when you only need to update content inside a single file, but the workflow becomes tedious if the same change is required in many separate documents.

You can either open each file and run search-and-replace individually, or employ a utility that applies the change to multiple files at once. TextCrawler is an example of such a tool — it eliminates the need to open every document you want to change and handles bulk edits for you.

How the tool is typically used

• Point the program at the folder containing the target files.
• Choose which file types to include (for example, plain text or .doc files).
• Enter the text to find and the replacement text, then let the tool perform the updates automatically.

This approach is especially helpful for making consistent edits across source code files or many web pages at once, saving time and avoiding manual errors.

Future enhancements worth considering

It would be handy if the developer expanded distribution options — for instance, packaging the functionality as an extension for Dreamweaver or a plugin for OpenOffice — so it could be more tightly integrated into common authoring environments.

Business Card Designer Plus (trial) — notable changes

• Settings are now portable — the application no longer writes configuration to the Windows registry.
• The codebase has been rebuilt on the .NET framework.
• Full Unicode support has been added for better handling of international text.
• A range of additional features has been introduced to extend functionality.
• A trial edition is available for evaluation before purchase.