Programmers Notepad(PN1) is an open-source text editor targeted at users who work.

This week, we’re focusing on programming text editors. UltraEdit is the worlds best text editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Notepad++ provides a multi-document interface for switching between tabs and managing multiple projects at the same time. Lifehacker’s App Directory is a new and growing directory of recommendations for the best applications and tools in a number of given categories. Note that we’re not focusing on command-line text editors this time around. Got a good argument for or against it, or have a different favorite? Let’s hear about it in the comments. Again, though, you won’t find many features in any of those more expensive editors that you can’t get for free in Notepad++, which is, of course, why we’ve chosen it as our favourite. In fact, there are a lot of premium options that all come in around the $US50 mark, including E Text Editor (which aims to be for Windows what TextMate is for Mac, EditPlus, UltraEdit, and so on. The feature set is similar, but it’s hard to justify $US59 when you can get something as powerful as Notepad++ for free. If the Notepad++ ugly factor gets to you, SublimeText is a more attractive but also considerably more expensive option.

Pspad vs ultraedit vs notepad++