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Install
Add Search Console Regex to Chrome from the Chrome Web Store.
Free Chrome extension for GSC
Search Console Regex: the Chrome extension for one-click GSC regex filters
Search Console Regex is a free Chrome extension that applies regex filters in the Google Search Console Performance report in one click. Pick a ready-made preset, save your own patterns in collections, and blur queries, URLs and links on screen when you record videos or share your screen with clients.
✓ Free to use ✓ No account or sign-in ✓ Nothing leaves your browser
Chrome may show a “started debugging this browser” bar for about one second when a filter is applied. This is normal.
The problem
Why use a Search Console regex extension?
The “Custom (regex)” filter is the most useful filter in Google Search Console, and the slowest to use. Every time, you open the filter, pick the option from a dropdown and type or paste the pattern again. One wrong character returns the wrong data. And showing your Performance report in a tutorial or client call exposes queries and URLs you may not want others to see.
Stop retyping the same regex
Apply tested regex filters from a saved list instead of typing them every time.
Stop leaking data on screen
Hide sensitive query and URL text on screen when you need to show your report.
Privacy
Privacy Policy - Search Console Regex
Your Search Console data is yours. This is exactly what the extension does and does not do.
This extension does not collect, transmit, or share any personal data.
- All presets, favorites, collections, and settings are stored locally in your browser using chrome.storage. Nothing leaves your device.
- No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no tracking.
- The extension only activates on Google Search Console pages (search.google.com/search-console/*) to apply regex filters you explicitly trigger.
- The debugger permission is used solely to dispatch a single trusted mouse click on Search Console’s “Custom (regex)” dropdown option. It attaches for ~1 second and detaches immediately.
- Blur mode works only inside your browser tab. The extension reads page content solely to hide it visually; nothing is stored or sent.
Search Console Regex is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.
Contact: [email protected]
Features
Everything you need to filter Search Console faster.
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Regex presets
Ready-made filters for common SEO tasks: question queries, long-tail queries, comparison queries, buying-intent queries and branded vs non-branded traffic.
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Favorites and collections
Save your own regex patterns and group them by client, website or task. Your saved filters are always one click away.
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One-click apply
The extension selects “Custom (regex)” in the Search Console filter and applies your pattern for you. No copying and pasting.
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Blur mode
Hide queries, URLs and links on screen with one toggle. Useful when you record tutorials, take screenshots or share your screen.
Blur mode
Blur Search Console data for videos, client calls and screenshots
If you make SEO videos, run courses or show client reports on calls, blur mode lets you show how Search Console works without showing the real queries and URLs behind it.
✓ What blur mode hides
- Query text in the Performance report
- Page URLs and links shown on the page
✕ What blur mode does not cover
- Tooltips that appear when you hover over charts
- Exported files (CSV, Google Sheets, Excel)
- Your browser’s address bar
- Anything recorded or shared before blur mode was turned on
Turn blur on before you start recording, and check your screen before you share.
How it works
How to use regex in Search Console with the extension
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Open the Performance report
Open Google Search Console and go to Performance → Search results.
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Click a filter
Click a preset or a saved filter, or turn on blur mode.
Compare
Extension vs writing regex by hand vs regex generator websites
Regex generators help you write a pattern. You still have to copy it, open Search Console and paste it in every time.
By hand
Generator website
Search Console Regex
Applies the filter inside GSC
NoNoYes, one click
Ready-made SEO presets
NoSomeYes
Saves your own patterns
NoUsually noYes, in collections
Blurs queries and URLs on screen
NoNoYes
Account needed
NoVariesNo
Examples
Search Console regex examples you can copy
Every pattern below was tested against RE2, the regex engine Search Console uses. Paste them into the “Custom (regex)” filter, or save them as presets in the extension. Replace the words in yourbrand and /blog/ with your own.
Use caseFilterRegex
Question queriesQuery
^(who|what|when|where|why|how|which|can|does|do|is|are|should)\b
Long-tail queries (6+ words)Query
^(\S+\s+){5,}\S+$
Comparison queriesQuery
\b(vs|versus|compared?|comparison|alternatives?)\b
Buying-intent queriesQuery
\b(best|top|review|reviews|price|pricing|cost|cheap|buy)\b
Local queriesQuery
\b(near me|nearby|in lahore)\b
Branded queries (use “Doesn’t match” for non-branded)Query
yourbrand|your brand
Blog pages onlyPage
/blog/
URLs with tracking parametersPage
[?&](utm_|gclid|fbclid)
PDF and document filesPage
\.(pdf|docx?|xlsx?)($|\?)Regex rules in GSC
Search Console regex rules to know before you filter
Most regex mistakes in Search Console come from these five rules.
It uses RE2 syntax
Google Search Console uses RE2. Lookaheads such as (?!...), lookbehinds and backreferences are not supported, so many patterns copied from tutorials will fail.
It is a partial match
A pattern matches anywhere in the query or URL. Use ^ to match the start and $ to match the end.
It is case-sensitive by default
Add (?i) at the start to match upper and lower case. This matters most for page URLs, because queries usually show in lower case.
It works on queries and pages
The “Custom (regex)” option is available in the Query and Page filters of the Performance report. You can choose “Matches regex” or “Doesn’t match regex”.
It has a 4,096-character limit
Long keyword lists can hit this limit. Split them into two filters or two saved presets.
Who it’s for
Built for people who live in Search Console.
SEO specialists
Who check query patterns, search intent and long-tail keywords every day.
Agencies
Managing many client properties and reusing the same filters on each one.
Content creators
Recording Search Console tutorials without showing real client data.
Website owners
Who want quick insights from Search Console without learning regex.
Search Console Regex questions.
Is Search Console Regex free?
Yes. The extension is free to install and use.
Why does Chrome show a “started debugging this browser” bar?
Search Console only accepts a real mouse click on its “Custom (regex)” option. The extension uses Chrome’s debugger permission to send that one click. It attaches for about one second and then detaches. It does not read, record or send anything.
Does the extension send my data anywhere?
No. Your presets, favorites and settings stay in your browser. There is no account, no analytics and no tracking. Full details are in the privacy policy.
Does blur mode make my data fully safe?
No. Blur mode hides query and URL text on the page. It does not hide hover tooltips, exported files or your address bar. Turn it on before recording and check your screen before sharing.
What regex syntax does Google Search Console use?
Search Console uses RE2 syntax. It supports common operators such as
|, ^, $, \b and {5,}, but not lookaheads, lookbehinds or backreferences.Is Search Console regex case-sensitive?
Yes, by default. Add
(?i) at the start of your pattern to make it match both upper and lower case.Can I use regex to filter pages as well as queries?
Yes. Search Console offers “Custom (regex)” in both the Query and the Page filter of the Performance report.
Is this made by Google?
No. Search Console Regex is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Google.
Filter faster in Search Console
Stop typing the same regex again and again. Apply filters in one click and hide your data when you need to.
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