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'''PSPad editor''' is a freeware text editor and source editor intended for use by programmers. First released in 2001, this software is produced by a single Czech developer, Jan Fiala, for the Windows platform. |
'''PSPad editor''' is a freeware text editor and source editor intended for use by programmers. First released in 2001, this software is produced by a single Czech developer, Jan Fiala, for the Windows platform. |
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PSPad has many [[software development]]-oriented features, such as [[syntax highlighting]] and [[Hex editor|hex editing]], and is designed as a universal GUI for editing many languages including [[PHP]], [[Perl]], [[HTML]], and [[Java (programming language)|Java]]. It integrates the use of many [[project]] formats for handling and saving multiple files. PSPad also edits [[UTF-8]] encoded texts. Other features include [[autocompletion]], [[tab (GUI)| tabs]], [[FTP]] client and find/replace using [[regular expressions]].<ref name="official-specs">[http://www.pspad.com/en/pspad.htm the PSPad web site's page on features]</ref> |
PSPad has many [[software development]]-oriented features, such as [[syntax highlighting]] and [[Hex editor|hex editing]], and is designed as a universal GUI for editing many languages including [[PHP]], [[Perl]], [[HTML]], and [[Java (programming language)|Java]]. It integrates the use of many [[project]] formats for handling and saving multiple files. PSPad also edits [[UTF-8]] encoded texts. Other features include [[autocompletion]], [[tab (GUI)| tabs]], [[FTP]] client and find/replace using [[regular expressions]].<ref name="official-specs">[http://www.pspad.com/en/pspad.htm the PSPad web site's page on features]</ref> |
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PSPad interface is based on the [[Multiple document interface| MDI]] with [[Tabbed document interface| tabs]] for editing multiple files and better open document manipulation. |
PSPad interface is based on the [[Multiple document interface| MDI]] with [[Tabbed document interface| tabs]] for editing multiple files and better open document manipulation. |
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The software is [[Software package (installation)|packaged]] ready-to-run, so that no [[Installation (computer programs)|installer]] needs to be run, and it is semi-portable.<ref name="review-welldone">[http://www.welldonesoft.com/technology/reviews/pspad/ Well Done Software's review of PSPad]</ref> |
The software is [[Software package (installation)|packaged]] ready-to-run, so that no [[Installation (computer programs)|installer]] needs to be run, and it is semi-portable.<ref name="review-welldone">[http://www.welldonesoft.com/technology/reviews/pspad/ Well Done Software's review of PSPad]</ref> |
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==Reviews== |
==Reviews== |
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Revision as of 05:47, 1 January 2018
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| Developer(s) | Jan Fiala |
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| Initial release | 25 March 2001 |
| Written in | Delphi |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Size | ~4.6 MB |
| Available in | 44 languages[1] |
| Type | Text editor |
| License | Freeware |
| Website | www |
PSPad editor is a freeware text editor and source editor intended for use by programmers. First released in 2001, this software is produced by a single Czech developer, Jan Fiala, for the Windows platform.
PSPad has many software development-oriented features, such as syntax highlighting and hex editing, and is designed as a universal GUI for editing many languages including PHP, Perl, HTML, and Java. It integrates the use of many project formats for handling and saving multiple files. PSPad also edits UTF-8 encoded texts. Other features include autocompletion, tabs, FTP client and find/replace using regular expressions.[2]
PSPad interface is based on the MDI with tabs for editing multiple files and better open document manipulation.
The software is packaged ready-to-run, so that no installer needs to be run, and it is semi-portable.[3]
Reviews
Overall, reviewers seem to have responded well to PSPad editor. Softpedia rated the software with 5 stars, with a user feedback averaging 4.6 stars,[4] and Download.com's user feedback for the software was 4.5 stars.[5]
PC Pro's web site features an article comparing PSPad with multiple other text editors, praising PSPad for its multitude of features and its availability gratis. However, the review criticises PSPad's poor performance with larger files, instead favouring the shareware NoteTab Pro for those wanting a 'pure' text editor.[6]
Well Done Software, however, is not so critical of the software, claiming that its programming features, while taking time to learn to use, give a worth-while advantage to work flow.[3]