Find & Replace

The Find & Replace tool improves Blender’s built-in functionality by introducing Find Previous, popup-based search, match counter, and more. It's designed to fix a critical gap in Blender's Text Editor.

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📍 Location

You can access this tool in two ways:

Text Editor Sidebar → Text tab → Find & Replace panel

Shortcut: F1 to open the popup instantly.

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Features

• Find Previous – Navigate to the previous match (missing in default Blender).

• Match Counter – Displays the number of matches at the top of the popup (e.g. 1 of 7).

• No Match Warning – Shows "No matches found" if the text isn’t present.

• Auto-Fill Find Text – Automatically inserts the selected word into the search field when the popup opens.

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UI Preview

1

Default State

No search term entered, clean UI preview.

2

Search in Action

Shows a found match with active highlight and match count.

3

No Matches Found

Indicates search result with no matches and relevant message.

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⚙️ Preferences

⚡ Auto Activate Find

Automatically places the cursor in the Find field when the pop-up opens, so you can start typing right away.

🧩 Use Textify Find & Replace

Enables the custom Textify Find & Replace button in the UI, which triggers the enhanced search.

✨ Real-Time Highlighting

Display search count and highlight occurrences in real-time.

🔍 Enable Find on Enter

Search for the word after you press Enter following your input.