A simple text editor which can edit code in popular languages.
TextEdit is a freeware, but abandoned text editing application that can deal with a number of different programming languages.
To start off, TextEdit is full capable of editing popular web coding languages like PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS and others. It's also able to parse and highlight other code like SQL, Delphi and C.
The interface includes an explorer-like tree layout in the left hand side while the main files open up in the main panel. TextEdit opens files an immediately recognizes what type of code they contain and applies syntax highlighting.
TextEdit supports custom macros, search and replace functions and dragging and dropping files from the Windows Explorer.
Despite its age, this program works nicely in modern versions of Windows such as Windows 10 and probably anything else upcoming.
Features of TextEdit
- Autocompletion: Automatically completing words when typing.
- Bookmarks: Ability to bookmark lines for quick access.
- Code Folding: Collapsing and expanding text blocks for easier navigation.
- Line Numbering: Displaying line numbers for easier reference.
- Multi-language Support: Ability to write in multiple languages.
- Multi-tab Interface: Opening multiple documents in the same window.
- Plugin Support: Extending the functionality of the editor.
- Regex Support: Regular expression support for advanced searches.
- Search and Replace: Find and replace text across multiple files.
- Snippets: Ability to save and reuse text blocks.
- Split Screen: Viewing multiple documents side-by-side.
- Syntax Highlighting: Color-coding of text depending on file type.
- Syntax checking: Real-time errors and warnings.
- Themes: Customizing the look and feel of the editor.
- Unicode Support: Writing and displaying in multiple languages.
Compatibility and License
TextEdit is provided under a freeware license on Windows from text editors with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 3.0.0.4830 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can TextEdit run on?
TextEdit can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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