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EditPlus vs TextPad
Both stand on text editors. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial Windows
EditPlus brings web-oriented editing, remote file transfer and preview tools into a Windows desktop application. Its broad editing utilities and syntax support are balanced by the lack of built-in file comparison.
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TextPad offers a focused Windows editing environment with extensive search, comparison, macro, and text-format support. Users working with right-to-left scripts or outside Windows will need another option.
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| EditPlus | TextPad | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Not published |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Windows | Windows |
| Lowest paid plan | 1-user license: $35, paid once | Not published |
| Plans published | 7 | None |
| Maker | EditPlus | Not published |
| Website | editplus.com | textpad.com |
| On text editors | #78 of 82 | #82 of 82 |
EditPlus: what it does well
- Built-in FTP, FTPS and SFTP
- Customizable syntax highlighting
- Browser preview for HTML and Java applets
- Remote file editing
- 30-day trial
What to know first
- Windows only
- No file comparison support
- License required after trial
- Pricing is listed per user
TextPad: what it does well
- Handles multiple documents with two views per file
- Regular-expression search across directory trees
- Includes file comparison and source-line links
- Records keyboard macros and customizable tools
- Spell checker includes 10 language dictionaries
What to know first
- Windows-only software
- Right-to-left scripts are unsupported
- Maximum file size depends on contiguous virtual memory
- Paid product after the 30-day trial
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