Understand regular expressions instantly with inline hover explanations in VS Code.
Regex Translator translates complex regex patterns into clear, natural language descriptions. Hover over any regular expression to see a detailed explanation, component breakdown, and generated matching examples.
Features
Natural Language Explanations — Hover over a regex to get a human-readable description of what it matches
Token Analysis — View detailed breakdown of each regex component
Pattern Examples — Automatically generates example strings that match your pattern
Multi-Language Support — Explanations available in English and Spanish
Pattern Detection — Works with regex literals, string patterns, and standard regex function calls
Supported Languages
JavaScript: Regex literals and RegExp, match, replace, split, search methods
TypeScript: Full support for JavaScript regex patterns