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What are some common text editing programs?
From basic text editors to advanced word processing applications, there are many programs available to to view and edit text documents. Several Windows and Macintosh options are listed below.
Windows:
| Company |
Program Name |
Price * |
Notes
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| Boxer Software |
Boxer |
$60 |
Supports macros, color syntax highlighting and printing, HTML editing support, and Regular Expression searches |
| ConTEXT |
ConTEXT |
Free |
Freeware text editor developed for software developers; includes syntax highlighting for many programming languages |
| Corel |
WordPerfect |
$199
(w/ WP Office) |
Advanced word processor; part of WordPerfect Office |
| ES-Computing |
EditPlus |
$30 |
Text editor, HTML editor, and programmer's editor; syntax highlighting for HTML, CSS, and scripting languages |
| Helios Software |
TextPad |
$30 |
Supports custom commands and macros and efficient find and replace commands |
| IBM |
Lotus WordPro |
$281
(w/ SmartSuite) |
Advanced word processor; part of Lotus SmartSuite |
| IDM Computer Solutions |
UltraEdit |
$49.95 |
Text editor that can be used for coding HTML, PHP, Perl, Java, JavaScript, and HEX files; includes FTP and SSH/Telnet support, code folding, syntax highlighting, and Ctags support. |
| Microsoft |
Notepad |
Free |
Plain text editor included with Windows XP that can open and create new text files; does not support any text formatting |
| Microsoft |
Word |
$229 |
The most common word processor in the world; part of Microsoft Office |
| Microsoft |
WordPad |
Free |
Basic text editor included with Windows XP; supports text formatting and rich text (RTF) files |
| Notepad++ |
Notepad++ |
Free |
Source code editor that supports several programming languages; designed as a Notepad replacement; based on the Scintilla edit component. |
| OpenOffice.org |
OpenOffice.org Writer |
Free |
Fully equipped word processor that supports formatting, styles, and AutoCorrect; can import images and diagrams |
| PSPad |
PSPad |
Free |
Freeware programmer's editor that supports HTML, XHTML, PHP, ASP, JavaScript, C, Perl, and other languages; includes syntax highlighting and rich text formatting. |
| Orangeline |
Araneae |
Free |
Text editor designed primarily for Web development; supports syntax highlighting for HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, PHP, and Ruby; also includes a browser preview feature. |
| SciTE |
SciTE |
Free |
Free source code editor based on the Scintilla source code editing component; supports key commands for navigation and editing |
Macintosh:
| Company |
Program Name |
Price * |
Notes
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| Apple Computer |
AppleWorks |
$79 |
Basic word processing program that supports text and document formatting; included in the AppleWorks suite |
| Apple Computer |
TextEdit |
Free |
Included with Mac OS X; can edit documents in plain text or rich text mode; supports HTML and Microsoft Word formats |
| Bare Bones Software |
BBEdit |
$199 |
Professional HTML and text editor; supports syntax coloring and function navigation; AppleScript, Perl, and Unix scripting support |
| Bare Bones Software |
TextWrangler |
Free |
General purpose and programmer's text editor; supports advanced text formatting, syntax coloring, and 'grep' searches |
| Microsoft |
Word |
$229 |
The most common word processor in the world; part of Microsoft Office |
| OpenOffice.org |
OpenOffice.org Writer |
Free |
Fully equipped word processor that supports formatting, styles, and AutoCorrect; can import images and diagrams |
* Prices listed are estimated retail prices and may change.
Know of an text editor that should be listed here? Suggest a program.
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