Top Free Text Editor Software

Text editors are platforms that enable users to edit plain text, which is the basis of coding. Often they are pared-down versions of an integrated development environment, or IDE, offering some of the same features but less robust functionality. Text editors are great for front-end development, for example, because HTML and CSS are relatively simple coding languages. The list we’ve outlined here includes any text editor solution with an available free offering. They may only support one user or one project, but they’re truly free offerings. Scaling, however, will often require full investments. Check out our recommended solutions below.

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UltraEdit
(1,121)4.7 out of 5
4th Easiest To Use in Text Editor software
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Entry Level Price:$99.95/yr Single user
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    UltraEdit is a powerful text editor with 4+ million users and many Fortune 100/500/1000 enterprise customers. For over 25 years UltraEdit has been the go-to editor in a diverse range of industries for

    Users
    • Owner
    • Software Engineer
    Industries
    • Information Technology and Services
    • Computer Software
    Market Segment
    • 39% Small-Business
    • 36% Enterprise
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    • UltraEdit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
    9.5
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.4
    9.0
    Extensibility
    Average: 8.1
    9.4
    Syntax highlighting
    Average: 8.4
    9.1
    Code folding
    Average: 8.0
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    • Verified User in Accounting
    UA
    When my team started working with XML files for our product, and the files became sufficiently large, we asked our IT team for a product where we,... Read review
    BR
    I love connecting to the database and seeing what I would do in an SSH connection just using ultra edit. With that, I can open files, edit them,... Read review
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    Seller
    Idera, Inc.
    Year Founded
    1999
    HQ Location
    Houston, TX
    Twitter
    @MigrationWiz
    497 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    66 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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UltraEdit is a powerful text editor with 4+ million users and many Fortune 100/500/1000 enterprise customers. For over 25 years UltraEdit has been the go-to editor in a diverse range of industries for

Users
  • Owner
  • Software Engineer
Industries
  • Information Technology and Services
  • Computer Software
Market Segment
  • 39% Small-Business
  • 36% Enterprise
UltraEdit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
9.0
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
9.4
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
9.1
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Verified User in Accounting
UA
When my team started working with XML files for our product, and the files became sufficiently large, we asked our IT team for a product where we,... Read review
BR
I love connecting to the database and seeing what I would do in an SSH connection just using ultra edit. With that, I can open files, edit them,... Read review
Seller Details
Seller
Idera, Inc.
Year Founded
1999
HQ Location
Houston, TX
Twitter
@MigrationWiz
497 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
66 employees on LinkedIn®
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SlickEdit
(19)4.4 out of 5
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    SlickEdit provides software developers with the multi-language, multi-platform code-editing capabilities they need to write better code, faster.

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 53% Enterprise
    • 32% Mid-Market
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    8.7
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.4
    8.8
    Extensibility
    Average: 8.1
    9.2
    Syntax highlighting
    Average: 8.4
    9.2
    Code folding
    Average: 8.0
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    • Verified User in Semiconductors
    IS
    Syntax coloring, lightweight and fast, supported under Linux, very configurable, very good indexing. Read review
    Verified User in Wireless
    UW
    I like the variety of programming languages it supports . Its very similar to notepad++ Read review
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    SlickEdit
    Year Founded
    1988
    HQ Location
    Clayton, NC
    Twitter
    @SlickEdit
    231 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    8 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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SlickEdit provides software developers with the multi-language, multi-platform code-editing capabilities they need to write better code, faster.

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 53% Enterprise
  • 32% Mid-Market
SlickEdit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.7
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.8
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
9.2
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
9.2
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Verified User in Semiconductors
IS
Syntax coloring, lightweight and fast, supported under Linux, very configurable, very good indexing. Read review
Verified User in Wireless
UW
I like the variety of programming languages it supports . Its very similar to notepad++ Read review
Seller Details
Seller
SlickEdit
Year Founded
1988
HQ Location
Clayton, NC
Twitter
@SlickEdit
231 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
8 employees on LinkedIn®
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Tex-Edit Plus
(18)4.2 out of 5
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    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,

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 56% Enterprise
    • 28% Small-Business
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    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: 8.0
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    • FB
    Text Edit plus has exactly all the features I need, and nothing more. It expands slightly on the OS X default Text Edit standard, but doesn't come... Read review
    Verified User in Automotive
    UA
    I like that the editor is very light and doesn't consume a lot of resources. Additionally it is really easy to use from the get-go. There is no... Read review
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    Trans-Tex Software
    HQ Location
    San Angelo, TX
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    41 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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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,

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 56% Enterprise
  • 28% Small-Business
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: 8.0
FB
Text Edit plus has exactly all the features I need, and nothing more. It expands slightly on the OS X default Text Edit standard, but doesn't come... Read review
Verified User in Automotive
UA
I like that the editor is very light and doesn't consume a lot of resources. Additionally it is really easy to use from the get-go. There is no... Read review
Seller Details
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Trans-Tex Software
HQ Location
San Angelo, TX
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
41 employees on LinkedIn®
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Inspire Writer
(12)4.7 out of 5
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Entry Level Price:$29.99 1
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    Inspire creates a distraction-free, light markdown writing environment that boosts your productivity. From quick notes to blog posts to great novels, you focus on the content, and Inspire helps with t

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 75% Small-Business
    • 17% Enterprise
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    8.3
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.4
    0.0
    No information available
    9.7
    Syntax highlighting
    Average: 8.4
    0.0
    No information available
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    • PN
    When I was an iPad user, I made use of Ulysses App for my rw writing process, means writing th first draft of a short story, novella or even a... Read review
    RD
    - Clean and intuitive interface; - Goals and statistics: set goals to be achieved (such as number of words, pages, etc.) and follow them; -... Read review
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    Inspire Team
    Year Founded
    2013
    HQ Location
    Cebu City, Cebu
    Twitter
    @InspireWriter
    5 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    1 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Inspire creates a distraction-free, light markdown writing environment that boosts your productivity. From quick notes to blog posts to great novels, you focus on the content, and Inspire helps with t

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 75% Small-Business
  • 17% Enterprise
Inspire Writer features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
0.0
No information available
9.7
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
0.0
No information available
PN
When I was an iPad user, I made use of Ulysses App for my rw writing process, means writing th first draft of a short story, novella or even a... Read review
RD
- Clean and intuitive interface; - Goals and statistics: set goals to be achieved (such as number of words, pages, etc.) and follow them; -... Read review
Seller Details
Seller
Inspire Team
Year Founded
2013
HQ Location
Cebu City, Cebu
Twitter
@InspireWriter
5 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1 employees on LinkedIn®
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Lightkey
(16)4.8 out of 5
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Entry Level Price:$49.95
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    Lightkey is an AI-powered writing assistant for Windows, offering real-time text predictions, spelling & grammar corrections while typing in MS Office and any Chrome or Edge web application, suppo

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 75% Small-Business
    • 19% Mid-Market
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    0.0
    No information available
    5.0
    Extensibility
    Average: 8.1
    4.2
    Syntax highlighting
    Average: 8.4
    3.3
    Code folding
    Average: 8.0
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    • ES
    As a professional writer and editor, I find the program extremely helpful and easy to use. It updates it's dictionary on the fly, and takes the... Read review
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    Lightkey Sources Ltd
    Year Founded
    2016
    HQ Location
    Tel Aviv, Israel
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    2 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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Lightkey is an AI-powered writing assistant for Windows, offering real-time text predictions, spelling & grammar corrections while typing in MS Office and any Chrome or Edge web application, suppo

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 75% Small-Business
  • 19% Mid-Market
Lightkey features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
No information available
5.0
Extensibility
Average: 8.1
4.2
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
3.3
Code folding
Average: 8.0
ES
As a professional writer and editor, I find the program extremely helpful and easy to use. It updates it's dictionary on the fly, and takes the... Read review
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Lightkey Sources Ltd
Year Founded
2016
HQ Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
LinkedIn® Page
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2 employees on LinkedIn®
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Notice
(3)4.8 out of 5
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Entry Level Price:Free
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    A No-code Solution to Centralize your FAQs, Blogs, Wikis, Policies and More Do you know how much time & money you're losing with your content being all split across multiple platforms? You're pu

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Small-Business
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    10.0
    Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
    Average: 8.4
    0.0
    No information available
    0.0
    No information available
    0.0
    No information available
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    • IA
    Of course the "/", which gives you access to everything you need when writing, from interesting Inserting media, to creating lists,... Read review
    FB
    The modular concept itself is what attracted me to Notice. I used to pay for multiple SaaS to publish content, now I don't. Read review
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    Notice
    HQ Location
    Paris, France
    Twitter
    @Did_U_Notice
    97 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
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A No-code Solution to Centralize your FAQs, Blogs, Wikis, Policies and More Do you know how much time & money you're losing with your content being all split across multiple platforms? You're pu

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
Notice features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
10.0
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
0.0
No information available
0.0
No information available
0.0
No information available
IA
Of course the "/", which gives you access to everything you need when writing, from interesting Inserting media, to creating lists,... Read review
FB
The modular concept itself is what attracted me to Notice. I used to pay for multiple SaaS to publish content, now I don't. Read review
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Notice
HQ Location
Paris, France
Twitter
@Did_U_Notice
97 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
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Rons Data Edit
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Entry Level Price:Free
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    Rons Data Edit is a professional CSV Editor for windows to edit and clean data. It is also a great CSV file viewer and converter. The application provides a wealth of tools and features designed to

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    0.0
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    0.0
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    0.0
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    Rons Place Software
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Rons Data Edit is a professional CSV Editor for windows to edit and clean data. It is also a great CSV file viewer and converter. The application provides a wealth of tools and features designed to

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Rons Data Edit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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0.0
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Rons Place Software
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