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I need a text editor (preferably for Windows) that can record a few search-replace pairs - so I can have them predefined - and then, when I open the replace dialog (many editors have it on Ctrl+H), then I can simply choose between one of the predefined pairs, instead of entering the search and the replace texts.

Maybe there is a better term than "predefined search-replace pairs" but this is the best term I know for this.

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    Do you insist on exactly that mechanism? If not, you should be able to manage the functionality in pretty much any editor that supports macros...
    – Jeff Zeitlin
    Aug 11, 2018 at 9:56
  • Most text editors remember what you entered there. NotePad++ certainly has a history, and that's generally reckoned to be the best.
    – Mawg says reinstate Monica
    Aug 15, 2018 at 13:36
  • Indeed, I tried Notepad++ and it works very nice using macros - also I can assign hotkeys for them, and that's awesome.
    – DreamCode
    Aug 17, 2018 at 1:26

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CudaText editor (free) has this feature in the FindInFiles plugin.

  • Install FindInFiles from menu Plugins/ AddonManager/ Install
  • Open it: Plugins/ Find in Files
  • Show "Replace with" field: menu item "= / Show Replace with"
  • Fill "Find what" and "Replace with" fields with text
  • Save preset by using menu: "= / Presets/ Save preset as"

CudaText

Later you can recall any presets by menu: "= / Presets".

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  • Thanks, I need something like this, but only for the current file. This one doesn't save the "Find what:" and "Replace with:" fields in the presets though. Unfortunately, it only saves the "In files:" and "In folder:" fields. It is very good that it has hotkeys for the presets but I need those shortcuts to work from the main window, not only from the plugin window. Also it would be very nice to start replacing already when I push the hotkey, instead of just restoring up the preset.
    – DreamCode
    Aug 16, 2018 at 22:32

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