Best Free Text Editor

Best Free Text Editor There are lots of text editors. Some of these aspire to be Notepad replacements while other are full-on programming editors. My top choice in the first category is EditPad Lite [1]. It has a Notepad-like interface combined with tabbed document windows, the ability to open as many documents as you like, no file size limitations and unlimited un-do capability. It's main downside is that it's for personal use only. If you need a free Notepad replacement that you can use commercially I suggest NotePad2 [2]. It's small, fast but unfortunately lacks the tabbed Windows that are so handy in EditPad. NoteTab Lite [3] is another possibility but personally I find it a tad slow and the single level undo a severe limitation. If however you are looking for a text editor that can serve both as a Notepad replacement and a source editor you might like to check out Notepad++ [4]. It performs impressively in both roles. Its loaded with features to make your programming more productive including syntax and brace highlighting for many languages, search and replace using regular expressions, macro recording and more. It is also highly configurable through plug-ins, has a wide range of themes and offers multi-language support. More specifically geared to programming is PSPad [5]. It supports syntax high-lighting for most popular languages, has an inbuilt spell checker, hex editor, macro recorder, FTP client and more. Other source code editors worthy of evaluation are ConTEXT [6] and my personal favorite, Crimson [7]. Choosing the best programming editor is too controversial a topic even for me so I suggest you try all these and see what works best for you.
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[1] http://www.editpadpro.com/editpadlite.html Free for non-commercial use, Windows NT and later, 2.9MB [2] http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html Freeware, Windows 98 and later, 241KB [3] http://www.notetab.com/ntl.php Freeware, All Windows versions, 1.4MB [4] http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm Open Source Freeware, All Windows versions, 1.03MB [5] http://www.pspad.com/ Freeware, all Windows versions, 3.4MB [6] http://www.context.cx/ Freeware, All Windows versions, 1.6MB [7] http://www.crimsoneditor.com Freeware, All Windows versions, 1.2MB