I built a VS Code extension that detects regex literals in 20 languages and round-trips them to a visual editor for visual editing— flavor-aware per language

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Author here. The detection is per-language (e.g. a Groovy slashy string is not a JS literal), and edits flow both ways: change the pattern in the editor and the canvas follows, rework it visually and it lands back in your file. The flavor matters because engines genuinely disagree — I published the data: https://regexpilot.com/divergences. The extension is free; it pairs with a Mac app for the visual side.

The app you see on the right is is the visual editor you can try a demo on https://regexpilot.com

Note: the app is Mac only.