Free Text Editors

Desdenova · Post by **Desdenova** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:14 am

Okay, it's been a while since my last post...I've converted to using Komodo Edit. Lot more powerful than Notepad++, and I love it.

god0fgod · Post by **god0fgod** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 2:28 pm

Well I use three different programs for different needs. I use TextEdit for general looking and editing of text files, usually for notes. I use Xcode for python programming and Editra for PHP, HTML, CSS and Javascript.

Sierron · Post by **Sierron** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:29 pm

I first used phase5 as an html editor. Since don't know then, I'm using Notepad++.

phpsingh · Post by **phpsingh** » Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:27 pm

notepad++ over here

Brandon05 · Post by **Brandon05** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:45 am

I go hardcore.....i use plain Notepad.

ric323 · Post by **ric323** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:44 am

Brandon05 wrote:I go hardcore.....i use plain Notepad.

That's not very good at saving UTF8 files without a BOM...

wadie · Post by **wadie** » Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:32 pm

Notepad ++ !!

Brandon05 · Post by **Brandon05** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:22 am

ric323 wrote:
Brandon05 wrote:I go hardcore.....i use plain Notepad.
That's not very good at saving UTF8 files without a BOM...

I was joking lol. I use Notepad ++ and Dreamweaver CS5.

tbackoff · Post by **tbackoff** » Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:06 pm

I use Notepad++, but I'm looking into others for comparison. For what it's worth, anybody looking to do the same may want to have a look at some of the ones mentioned here.

samengland · Post by **samengland** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:45 am

The best by far is Notepad++

Daniel Exe · Post by **Daniel Exe** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:59 am

DavidIQ wrote:Notepad ++

Back in 08, I made the switch to Notepad++ because of this post.

Fantastic editor.

ab0130 · Post by **ab0130** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:03 pm

vi for me

Only kidding, notepad ++ is the way to go.

matthewf · Post by **matthewf** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:55 pm

PSpad

http://www.pspad.com/

which I starting to look out but notetab is certainly very good

Max M4X WW · Post by **Max M4X WW** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:58 pm

http://www.editplus.com/

ialsoagree · Post by **ialsoagree** » Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:49 pm

I'm surprised no one has mentioned jEdit. It's platform independent (a Java program so can be installed on any OS, I keep a copy on my jump drive), has built in auto-tabbing and code highlighting for 130 languages (including recognition of reserved words and built-in functions), and my personal favorite feature, allows customizable screen splitting to display multiple pages simultaneously.

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