# My favourite regular expression tool...

<datetime class="hidden">2006-09-07T00:00</datetime>
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My favourite regular expression tool... 

posted on Friday, August 20, 2004 2:06 AM

I'm a man of simple needs...especially when it comes to Regular Expression building tools. Roy Osherove has made an excellent tool in [The Regulator](http://royo.is-a-geek.com/iserializable/regulator/) - however, for my needs it's a bit too complicated for daily use, undoubtedly powerful but just a bit complex. For me, [Expresso by Jim Hollenhorst](http://www.codeproject.com/dotnet/expresso.asp) is just perfect, lets me build and test regular expressions in a compact environment with nothing that I don't need. Anyway, try it out!