A text and code editor is application software that is used to edit plain text as well as programming code. Here, we have listed all the common types of text and code editors.
Common Types of Text and Code Editors
Other Useful Text and Code Editors
Notepad++
• Multi-lingual, multi-view text editor
• Syntax highlighting, word and function completion
• Macro reading with playback
• Allows integration with other programs
TextMate
• Lightweight text editor
• Create and edit multiple insertion points
• Auto-indent, CSS-like selectors
• Function pop-up, run shell commands, etc.
Sublime Text
• Feature-rich, sleek interface
• Effortlessly navigate between code, text, or split panes
• GPU rendering
• Context-aware, auto-completion engine
Visual Studio Code
• Open source, multiplatform text editor
• Auto-complete, syntax highlighting
• Code debugging, refactoring
• Built-in support for scripting languages
Atom
• Open source, cross-platform text editor
• Real-time editing, collaboration with other people
• Smart auto-completion, multiple panes
UltraEdit
• Fast, multiplatform text editor
• Allows editing of extremely large files
• Customizable user interface, multiple languages support
gedit
• Syntax highlighting
• Text wrapping, auto-indentation
• Allows editing of files remotely
• Supports regular expression
CoffeeCup
• Text editor with website themes
• FTP connection option, go live with your website
• Visual text editor, standard split-screen view
Coda
• Beautiful user interface, built-in terminal
• Allows editing files remotely
• CSS overriding, auto-completion of classes, functions, etc.
BBEdit
• Search and replace tool, syntax highlighting
• Github integration
• Exchange characters, words
• Clean interface, web development, and text handling tools
Brackets
• Open source, cross-platform text editor
• Simple UI text editor, Github integration
• Inline editor, live preview
Vim
• Open source text editor
• Integration with tools and plugins
• Macro reading and playback