Alternatives to RJ TextEd

A freeware Unicode text and source code editor for Windows with web preview, hex mode and SFTP. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

  • RJ TextEd

    A freeware Unicode text and source code editor for Windows with web preview, hex mode and SFTP.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as RJ TextEd.

  • Notepad++

    The fast Windows text and source code editor that replaced Notepad for a generation of users.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Notepad++ is open source under GPL-3.0 with regex find across files and macros, but has no built-in HTML preview or SFTP client.

  • PSPad

    A freeware text and code editor for Windows with syntax highlighting, hex editing and a built-in FTP client.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    PSPad is also Windows freeware with a hex editor and built-in FTP client, adding compiler output capture and code comparison.

  • EmEditor

    A Windows text editor built for very large files, CSV data, logs and code.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindows

    EmEditor is a Windows editor focused on very large files and CSV data, with a free edition but paid Professional features and closed source code.

  • UltraEdit

    A commercial text, code and hex editor for Windows, macOS and Linux that handles very large files.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    UltraEdit runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with text, code and hex editing for very large files, but requires a paid licence.

  • Sublime Text

    A fast native editor for code and prose, paid for but with an evaluation that never stops working.

    PaidProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Sublime Text is a paid, closed-source native editor for Windows, macOS and Linux with multiple cursors and fast handling of very large files.

  • Visual Studio Code

    Microsoft's code editor, free to use but shipped under a Microsoft licence rather than an open one.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinux

    Visual Studio Code runs on Windows, macOS and Linux with extensions, Git, terminal and remote development, but is Electron-based and heavier than a native editor.

  • Notepad3

    A lightweight open-source Notepad replacement for Windows with syntax highlighting and code folding.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Notepad3 is an open-source, lightweight Windows Notepad replacement with syntax highlighting and folding, but far fewer features such as no FTP or preview.

  • Phoenix Code

    An open-source code editor for web development that continues the Brackets project, with live preview.

    FreemiumOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxWeb

    Phoenix Code is an open-source web development editor with live preview on the desktop or in a browser, and runs beyond Windows on macOS and Linux.

Also worth comparing

These listings name RJ TextEd as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Notepad4

    A lightweight Scintilla-based text editor for Windows with syntax highlighting, folding and auto-completion.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    RJ TextEd is closed-source Windows freeware with HTML and CSS preview, FTP and SFTP sync, hex mode and multiple selection editing.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.