Regex Highlights

Regex Highlights is a lightweight and customizable VS Code extension that visually highlights components of regular expressions in real-time.

This tool is designed to help developers better understand, debug, and write regex patterns by applying syntax-specific colors to regex elements like groups, character classes, quantifiers, anchors, etc.

✨ Features

• ✅ Highlights different regex components:
  • Character classes ([a-z])
  • Quantifiers (+, *, {n,m})
  • Groups ((...))
  • Anchors (^, $)
  • Escaped characters (\.)
• 🎨 Customizable colors via settings or presets
• 💾 Save and load your own highlight presets
• 🌗 Theme support (light & dark modes)
• 🧪 Real-time preview while typing

⚙️ Usage

1. Open a text document or any supported file.
2. Select or type a regular expression.
3. Open the Regex Highlights WebView via "Open Regex Highlights Settings"
4. Customize highlight colors or select a preset.