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About PSPad
PSPad is a general-purpose text editor for Windows aimed at developers and anyone who works with plain text. It highlights syntax for many file types and languages, folds code, checks spelling and includes an integrated hex editor, project management, file search and replace, and a built-in FTP client.
It can capture and parse compiler output, compare versions of code and integrate external help files, so it can act as a lightweight IDE. Macros, clip files and templates handle repetitive work, and there is direct integration with ChatGPT.
Strengths
- Integrated hex editor and FTP client
- Compiler output capture and code comparison
- Macro recorder, clip files and templates
- Works out of the box without setup
Limitations
- Windows only
- Closed source freeware
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFreeware, free to use.
- License
- Proprietary (Freeware)
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows users who want an all-in-one text editor for web and scripting work
- Categories
- Code editors
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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Notepad4
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