Viewing and editing a text file could seem a very simple task and a text editor (like the Windows NotePad) is usually included in every Operating System. So why should you want to replace it? Check the text editors listed below and you will discover the answer.

Compared to NotePad or similar simple text editors they offer a huge amount of additional useful features: multiple file editing with tabbed views, advanced search and replace functions, support for different text file formats (Dos/Windows, Unix, Mac), advanced text formatting functions, support for HTML editing, scripting and programming languages.

You will find below only open source text editors. All are reviewed and commented by users.