TextPad 5.2.0

Rated 40/50 by PatriotPal at Apr 4, 2010

excellent calculator There really isn't any thing which causes me pause

Rated 20/50 by hither2forlorn at Apr 14, 2010

good steady application to view text files. compare between files. specially find the search and bookmark function really helpful in editing files can't open or figure out a way to open unicode files.

Rated 40/50 by snmwhite at Jun 28, 2010

Found it very helpful with large text files as it has a helpful find feature . For me it is the best way to work with text. I can not come up with one!

Rated 50/50 by tomkikarik at Jul 1, 2010

multiple file manipulation; access to individual columns and their manipulation more use of color especially in the compare funtions.

Rated 50/50 by MrRobert5823 at Aug 4, 2010

This program allows me to create text files and edit other files that are text based (java, vb, html). The search is fast and easy, the customization is simple and straight forward. I have used this program for nearly 10 years. I love it! None. I love this. You can't do special formatting (like in word) but this isn't a word document. It was never meant to be. It is used to edit text. Invaluable for doing that job!. I use this every day for log files, html files, text files (the list goes on). I usually have many documents open at once and it handles it perfectly. When it comes to manipulating text, this program is a MUST.

Rated 50/50 by jimkillian at Aug 16, 2010

VERY configurable, just works the way I expect it to. The ability to compile and run within the program is great. Doesn't allow FTP and working on online documents in-place. FTP and online editing are the only things that I find missing.Used it as Java servlet IDE, including debugging, compiling, and running.Use it for every text editing job I come across.Love the language profiles that allow coloring and syntax checking.I'm going to upgrade my old v4 license to work with v5!

Rated 40/50 by POZLtd at Aug 31, 2010

Allows quick and easy editing of multiple files. Easy column editing. Simple and fast to do 90% of what you want most of the time. Lacks some of the more complicated features for tidying text, and some of the 3rd party free plugins you can get with something like Notepad++. Use both Notepad++ and TextPad for each of their strengths.Overall both are FAR better than any other editors out there.

Rated 50/50 by NefariousWheel at Oct 7, 2010

I've evaluated a large number of text editors, looking for one that could handle decent multi-line macros in a Windows environment. Nice enough editors, but their macro capability tended to I haven't used it long enough to find anything wrong with it. But If or when I do, I will probably forgive it for it's ability to handle macros correctly. An example of where I found it valuable is when you have to modify a lot of code that looks like: ,[Name] = <Name, varchar(31),> ,[DistributionCode] = <DistributionCode, varchar(6),> ,[TreeOwnership] = <TreeOwnership, varchar(5),> ,[StreetNumber] = <StreetNumber, varchar(15),> ?into something that looks like ,[Name] = OtherTable.Name ,[DistributionCode] = OtherTable.DistributionCode ,[TreeOwnership] = OtherTable.TreeOwnership ,[StreetNumber] = OtherTable.StreetNumber ? by the time you get to thirty or forty or a hundred lines of this you?re talking to yourself (and answering too). One macro in TextPad did the above transform. Don't waste your time trying this in Notepad++ (an otherwise excellent editor) you'll lose hope. Love it to bits.

Rated 50/50 by samahita--2008 at Oct 30, 2010

Perfect editing of everything, text & code, including macros and much more No one really. Excellent software. Best editor on market yet.

Rated 40/50 by wry6read at Nov 12, 2010

TP is a great coding resource / text editor to have around especially if you're an eclectic coder. Its plugins that provide ide-lite formatting/markup of coding. It's really the coder's "pocketknife." Totally dependable, and cheap at the price. Till you pay for it, TP pops up little "continue evaluation?" messages about every 10th time you save your work. BUT -- it still saves the work first, then pops up, and returns you to the work once you reply to the alert. I've used versions TP (not exclusively of course!) on and off for nearly ten years, and would hate to live without it. Great for simple html or as that handy "visible clipboard" for editing code chunks without screwing up your 1200 line script!

Rated 50/50 by Rafeh1 at Dec 8, 2010

Does column work which is invaluablesearch and search on files is greathas special filters for verilog, c cs c++ html etc. none. fol proof and reliable. the eval version is 100% operational and usable for life.but don't keep using the evl buy it. I put it on every machine I use. also send request to Itto formally buy it.

Rated 50/50 by snmwhite at Jan 8, 2011

Easy to use and learn - so helpful when cleaning up a document. Love the search feature . I love this product. I can not think of one con. I will never find a better Text only software.

Rated 50/50 by yowbooks at Jan 24, 2011

TextPad is a hard coder's tool with lots of uses for webmasters. A little more control over text formatting without having to dig into the options list would be nice. I used this program every day. A great companion product is WildEdit. A great way to S/R through oodles of files with pinpoint control.

Rated 50/50 by dbonin1599 at Mar 25, 2011

Lots of syntax files available, highlights key words, completely costomizable. none found great tool for programmers

Rated 50/50 by fuzzie at Apr 11, 2011

has every feature I needexcellent macro languageregular expressions fully implementedvery configurable none that I know of A fully featured, easy to use text editor

Rated 20/50 by JonyR at Apr 29, 2011

Good feature set. Slow, especially to load. TextPad 4 is excellent and fast and I use it every day.

Rated 40/50 by Nearsighted at Jun 9, 2011

Great text editor, but was unable to open 4GB+ files in 32bit Vista. Also, when I tried to buy it, the site could not handle my credit card. Helios did not respond to my queries, so I have since put up with the never-ending nags... Helios and I both lost.