There are basically two kinds of people who want to write things in plain text files: those who have to deal with weird, intractable cross-platform formatting issues, and those who just like the ...

In the world of text editors, there's a plethora of options out there. If you've ever Googled "how to edit HTML sites" or some such, you know what we mean. Allow us, then, to introduce you to VIM, a ...

IDEs have surrounded developers since long, but the older generation of developers used to write their code right from the terminal window. Although IDEs increase productivity and made it easier to ...

The one function of Quicksilver for Mac OS X that I would've given my left arm for in Windows is the ability to append to a file without opening or closing a text editor quickly and simply. Now that's ...

In most cases, built-in applications are specially-intended ones to get the job done and be a user's software of choice for all processes they need. However, when it comes to text editing, not all ...

Software developers are increasingly using Web technologies to build desktop applications. This is because modern HTML rendering engines and emerging standards provide a profoundly powerful foundation ...

In my comparisons of JavaScript editors and JavaScript IDEs, my top recommendations often include Sublime Text (as an editor) and Visual Studio Code (as either an editor or an IDE). Neither is ...

Most Linux users know vim as a text editor that descended from vi. It can also function as a tool for encrypting text files. In this post, we examine how this is done and how to reverse the process.

Windows only: If you aren't happy with the limitations of the web's plain text boxes, Text Editor Anywhere lets you edit text from any program in the editor of your choice. Some web sites or programs ...