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Scite Open Source Text Editor

Martin Brinkmann — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:40:03 +0000

Scite is an Open Source text editor for Windows and Linux. It supports many of the features of popular editors like Notepad++ and can therefor be seen as an alternative to those programs, at least on the Windows operating system. Scite can open multiple text files at once which are displayed in tabs in its interface.

It supports code highlighting and other coding related features to make it as easy as possible to work with programming languages. It supports a large variety of programming languages from C++ over php to Hypertext, batch and Assembler.

One interesting feature of Scite is the ability to compile or run source files directly from within its interface if the programming environment is installed on the computer system. The output is directly shown in the editor’s output pane.

Console commands are available as well for users who prefer to work from the command line. They can be used to perform different commands like replacing text in files, searching for phrases, opening a document or to load a previously saved session.

Windows users can download a related program from the same developer called Filerx which adds project management and macros to the Open Source text editor. Scite is available for download at the developer’s website. The program is fully portable and compatible with Windows XP and newer Microsoft operating systems.

Text XML Editor Intype

Martin Brinkmann — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:59:25 +0000

Intype is a text, code and xml editor for the Windows operating system that resembles advanced editors like Notepad++ in many aspects. It features the same extensibility and customizability as the popular Notepad replacement including scripting support and native plugin support.

There is not a noticeable difference performance wise considering the program startup time and text loading performance. The Intype text editor uses a tabbed interface to display multiple text documents in the same interface. Plugins – which are called bundles in the editor – are available for various programming languages to add better support in the editor. Support is build in for programming languages like C, PHP, Java and various other scripting languages like HTML, XML or CSS supporting language grammar snippets and additional features.

The project’s website contains downloads for additional bundles that can be added to the text editor. The editor is currently in alpha stage. It can be freely downloaded from the developer’s website. The FAQ states however that the editor will not be free once it is fully released.

Intype might be worth a look for users who use plain text editors for coding purposes. It does not however provide access to powerful new features or commands that other text editors like Notepad++ do not offer.