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Products classified in the overall Text Editor category are similar in many regards and help companies of all sizes solve their business problems. However, small business features, pricing, setup, and installation differ from businesses of other sizes, which is why we match buyers to the right Small Business Text Editor to fit their needs. Compare product ratings based on reviews from enterprise users or connect with one of G2's buying advisors to find the right solutions within the Small Business Text Editor category.
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(2,359)4.7 out of 5
1st Easiest To Use in Text Editor software
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Build and debug modern web and cloud applications. Code is free and available on your favorite platform - Linux, Mac OSX, and Windows.
Users
- Software Engineer
- Software Developer
Industries
- Computer Software
- Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
- 43% Small-Business
- 31% Mid-Market
Visual Studio Code Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
76
Extensions
60
Language Support
47
Git Integration
33
Features
32
Cons
High Resource Usage
20
Extension Issues
19
Slow Performance
18
Plugin Issues
15
Learning Difficulty
11
Visual Studio Code features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.1
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
9.3
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
9.5
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
9.1
Code folding
Average: 8.0
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@microsoft14,002,134 Twitter followers
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MSFT- Overview
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Notepad++ is a source code editor and notepad replacement that supports several languages in a MS Windows environment with Syntax highlighing and folding, PCRE, customizable GUI, auto-completion and m
Users
- Software Engineer
- Software Developer
Industries
- Information Technology and Services
- Computer Software
Market Segment
- 38% Enterprise
- 33% Mid-Market
Notepad++ Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
32
Language Support
13
Editing Ease
10
Features
9
Plugins
9
Cons
Limited Compatibility
13
Large File Handling
4
Outdated Interface
4
Limited Features
3
Performance Issues
3
Notepad++ features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.9
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.7
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
9.1
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.8
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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@notepadstudio669 Twitter followers
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Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose. You'll love the slick user interface, extraordinary features and amazing performance.
Users
- Software Engineer
- Web Developer
Industries
- Computer Software
- Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
- 44% Small-Business
- 35% Mid-Market
Sublime Text Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
21
Speed
12
Lightweight
6
Productivity Improvement
6
Language Support
5
Cons
Lack of Features
7
Plugin Issues
5
Complex Configuration
4
Extension Issues
4
Lack of IDE Features
4
Sublime Text features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.7
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
9.2
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.7
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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@sublimehq54,146 Twitter followers
Entry Level Price:$99.95/yr Single user
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UltraEdit is a powerful text editor with 4+ million users and many Fortune 100/500/1000 enterprise customers. For over 25 years UltraEdit has been the go-to editor in a diverse range of industries for
Users
- Owner
- Software Engineer
Industries
- Information Technology and Services
- Computer Software
Market Segment
- 39% Small-Business
- 36% Enterprise
UltraEdit Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Language Support
1
Versatility
1
Cons
Learning Difficulty
1
UltraEdit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
9.0
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
9.4
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
9.1
Code folding
Average: 8.0
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@MigrationWiz488 Twitter followers
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- Pros and Cons
- User Satisfaction
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Brackets is a text editor tool that makes it easy to design in the browser, it iss crafted from the ground up for web designers and front-end developers.
Users
- Software Engineer
Industries
- Computer Software
- Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
- 68% Small-Business
- 21% Mid-Market
Brackets Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Cross-Platform
1
Ease of Use
1
Installation Ease
1
User Interface
1
Cons
This product has not yet received any negative sentiments.
Brackets features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.2
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
9.1
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.5
Code folding
Average: 8.0
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@Adobe973,065 Twitter followers
Ownership
NASDAQ:ADBE- Overview
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BBEdit is a professional HTML and text editor for Macintosh that provides features for editing, searching, and minipulation of text for web authors and software developers.
Users
No information available
Industries
- Information Technology and Services
- Marketing and Advertising
Market Segment
- 52% Small-Business
- 24% Enterprise
BBEdit Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
1
Editing Ease
1
File Management
1
Language Support
1
Lightweight
1
Cons
Lack of Features
1
Learning Difficulty
1
Limited Language Support
1
Plugin Issues
1
Software Reliability
1
BBEdit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.7
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
7.7
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
8.6
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.5
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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Bare BonesHQ Location
NORTH CHELMSFORD, MassachusettsTwitter
@bbedit3,925 Twitter followers
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CodePen is a social development environment for front-end designers and developers.
Users
- Software Engineer
Industries
- Computer Software
- Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
- 60% Small-Business
- 24% Mid-Market
CodePen Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
4
User Interface
3
Community Support
2
Performance Speed
2
Coding Support
1
Cons
Slow Performance
2
Limited Features
1
Poor Usability
1
CodePen features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
9.2
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.3
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
8.8
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.1
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
Twitter
@CodePen203,281 Twitter followers
Entry Level Price:$30-40
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NoteTab Pro is currently the world’s most awarded text and HTML editor. It has won awards from PC Magazine, PC World, WUGNET, the Shareware Industry Awards and the People’s Choice Awards. For some Not
Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
- 68% Small-Business
- 24% Mid-Market
NoteTab Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
1
Note-taking
1
Open Source
1
Cons
This product has not yet received any negative sentiments.
NoteTab features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.9
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.8
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
9.2
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.3
Code folding
Average: 8.0
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@FookesSoftware475 Twitter followers
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EmEditor is a text editor for Windows that supplies larger files and Unicode, macros, plug-ins and more.
Users
No information available
Industries
- Computer Software
Market Segment
- 70% Small-Business
- 19% Enterprise
EmEditor Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Language Support
1
Large File Handling
1
Performance Speed
1
Search
1
Cons
This product has not yet received any negative sentiments.
EmEditor features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.6
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.5
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
8.5
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
9.1
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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EmurasoftHQ Location
Redmond, WATwitter
@Emurasoft328 Twitter followers
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Advanced text editor with FTP, FTPS and sftp capabilities from ES-Computing.
Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
- 37% Small-Business
- 33% Mid-Market
EditPlus features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.5
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
9.1
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.8
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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Edit Plus LimitedHQ Location
Lothian, United KingdomTwitter
@EditPlusTweets588 Twitter followers
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- User Satisfaction
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TextMate is a general-purpose GUI text editor for Mac OS X.
Users
No information available
Industries
- Computer Software
Market Segment
- 56% Small-Business
- 26% Mid-Market
Textmate features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
10.0
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.7
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
9.3
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
9.2
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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MacroMatesHQ Location
N/ATwitter
@macromates3,132 Twitter followers
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TextPad7.4 is a powerful, general purpose editor for plain text files. Easy to use, with all the features a power user requires.
Users
No information available
Industries
- Information Technology and Services
- Computer Software
Market Segment
- 39% Small-Business
- 35% Enterprise
TextPad Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
2
Easy Integrations
1
Features
1
Lightweight
1
Performance Speed
1
Cons
Cost
1
Lack of IDE Features
1
Outdated Interface
1
TextPad features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.1
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.1
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
8.2
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.0
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
HQ Location
Longridge, United KingdomTwitter
@Helios_Solution559 Twitter followers
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Lime Text is a powerful and elegant text editor primarily developed in Go that aims to be a Free and open-source software successor to Sublime Text.
Users
No information available
Industries
- Computer Software
- Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
- 68% Small-Business
- 21% Enterprise
Lime Text features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
3.3
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.6
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
8.9
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.3
Code folding
Average: 8.0
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@getbootstrap538,305 Twitter followers
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GNU Emacs is a customizable text editor that is an interpreter and dialect with extension to support text editing with content-sensitive editing modes, built-in documentation, Unicode support, and mor
Users
- Software Engineer
Industries
- Computer Software
- Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
- 46% Small-Business
- 31% Mid-Market
GNU Emacs Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Versatility
1
Cons
Lack of Collaboration
1
Limited Compatibility
1
GNU Emacs features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
9.5
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
9.0
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.6
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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FreeCADYear Founded
2021HQ Location
Brussels- Overview
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gEdit is a general purpose text editor that includes internationalized text, syntax highlighting, undo/redo, file reverting, print and print preview support and more.
Users
No information available
Industries
- Computer Software
- Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
- 42% Small-Business
- 33% Mid-Market
gedit Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Ease of Use
1
Large File Handling
1
Text Editing
1
Cons
Poor Theming
1
gedit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
6.7
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
7.1
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
8.2
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
7.3
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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@gnome198,742 Twitter followers
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Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdevelopers, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code.
Users
No information available
Industries
- Design
- Computer Software
Market Segment
- 73% Small-Business
- 29% Mid-Market
Bluefish features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.1
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
8.9
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
9.0
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.9
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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Bluefish EditorHQ Location
N/AEntry Level Price:$49.95
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- Pros and Cons
- User Satisfaction
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Lightkey is an AI-powered writing assistant for Windows, offering real-time text predictions, spelling & grammar corrections while typing in MS Office and any Chrome or Edge web application, suppo
Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
- 76% Small-Business
- 18% Mid-Market
Lightkey Pros and Cons
How are these determined?
Pros and Cons are compiled from review feedback and grouped into themes to provide an easy-to-understand summary of user reviews.
Pros
Accuracy
1
Customer Support
1
Ease of Use
1
Efficiency
1
Installation Ease
1
Cons
File Management
1
Incorrect Corrections
1
Lightkey features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
0.0
No information available
5.0
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
4.2
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
3.3
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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Lightkey Sources LtdYear Founded
2016HQ Location
Tel Aviv, Israel
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This tool is likewise a sort of notepad for those customary clients who work through the assistance of web on the internet browser.
Users
No information available
Industries
- Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
- 55% Small-Business
- 36% Enterprise
Online Notepad features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
10.0
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
7.8
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
6.5
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
7.3
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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Online NotepadYear Founded
2020HQ Location
N/A- Overview
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HTML-Kit is a text editor for markup and code for web development that allows you to edit, preview, validate, publish and manage projects.
Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
- 65% Small-Business
- 29% Mid-Market
HTML-Kit features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
7.5
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
7.0
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
8.7
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.3
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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ChamiHQ Location
N/ATwitter
@htmlkit640 Twitter followers
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- User Satisfaction
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EditPad Lite is a compact general-purpose text editor. Use EditPad Lite to easily edit any kind of plain text file.
Users
No information available
Industries
- Information Technology and Services
Market Segment
- 55% Small-Business
- 25% Enterprise
EditPad Lite features and usability ratings that predict user satisfaction
8.3
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Average: 8.4
7.1
Extensibility
Average: 8.2
8.2
Syntax highlighting
Average: 8.4
8.5
Code folding
Average: 8.0
Seller Details
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Just Great SoftwareHQ Location
PhuketSimilar Categories
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