ObjPCRE is a PCRE wrapper written in 100% Objective-C/C. Built around a foundation of NSObjects. It can be easily implemented into any Cocoa application. With a simple interface and a great coding base. You will be using pcre in your application in less time and with greater advantages. The wrapper incorporates the core pcre functions, so that they can be easily utilized. It is built also to handle common regular expression authored logic, such as replacements and it even supports replacements using back references. ObjPCRE is totally extensible, heavily commented and uses 'higher' coding standards for readability and developer hospitality. It is currently being maintained at SourceForge ( https://sourceforge.net/projects/objpcre/ )