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jEdit vs TextPad

A side-by-side look at jEdit and TextPad. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

jEdit

jEdit

Development

jEdit is a free, open source text editor for programmers and developers. It has syntax highlighting for over 200 programming languages, auto indentation and completion for most languages, powerful plugin system, and wide range of customization options.

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TextPad

TextPad

Office & Productivity

TextPad is a text editor for Windows. It has features for editing plain text, source code, and markup languages. It's lightweight, customizable, and supports syntax highlighting, macros, editing multiple files in tabs, and more.

text-editorwindowslightweightcustomizablesyntax-highlightingmacrostabbed-editing

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