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Today, I will start by telling you a secret about me - no matter how many excellent programs I get to encounter each month, I have some favorite applications that I won't change in a million years. One of them is my text editor, but I won't tell you which one that is, so don't ask, OK? Anyway, don't worry, I have a really interesting text editor for you today, so you can simply assume that EditPad Pro is my one and only text editor I mentioned earlier, if that makes you happy...


Setup

EditPad Pro's last version was released less than a week ago, and its number is 6.3.2. The trial version comes with some functional limitations (no spell checker and configurable print headers), a registration reminder and you don't get the separate application for creating your own coloring schemes, while still being able to use custom syntax highlighting. I couldn't find any reference about the trial period, but considering the above, I see no reason why not to use this program as trial for at least 30 days.

The setup package has almost 6MB in size, and I must say that I had the pleasure to notice a unique feature while installing the program. For the first time, I get to encounter a setup program that has an option called "No-Questions-Asked Installation"! Since the name says it all, let's move on and talk about the interface now, shall we?


Interface

Most text editors have a really simple user interface, being very easy to use, as it is natural. After all, writing text is one of the most basic things that you can do with a computer. All the features of the program are gathered inside the menu bar and the toolbar, without wasting any valuable space. While exploring the menus, you'll find that additional interface elements can start taking up space as you're using them, so let's move on to the features and discover them now, shall we?


Features

As I was just saying, EditPad Pro is one of those text editors that packs quite of a punch, its features including a FTP client, a file navigator and allows you to create and use text snippets. All these can be found in the View menu, together with the keyboard shortcuts that you will get to remember pretty easy,as time goes by and you keep using the program.

Did I mention the fact that EditPad Pro is able to edit multiple files at once? Well, I didn't, but most of you already noticed that in the screenshot from the Interface chapter. Even more, you can easily manage projects with lots of files, by using the File Panel, accessible from the View menu or when pressing F10.

There are a lot of features inside this program that deserve to be pointed out, like its ability to record and use macros, allowing you to speed up repetitive tasks, together with the text snippets. Only these two? Noo, in fact almost everything you find in this program, starting with the bookmarking system or the built in hex viewer that loads automatically when needed, is there to help you enhance your text editing experience and increase your productivity, no matter what you are doing - programming, writing books, or you-know-what.


The Good

EditPad Pro is fast, has an impressive amount of features and is very easy to use. Also, it's highly customizable and the full version contains an additional program built to help you create text highlighting styles.

The Bad

I know that some power users may say that auto completion is missing, but that's not a serious problem. The big problem, in my opinion, is the price/features ratio of this program, because it doesn't look good at all from this point of view...

Conclusion

If you don't have a serious text editing tool yet, then you should try EditPad Pro, but I don't want to hear you saying that I didn't warn you, so be careful - this program has a lot of good parts, but it costs 50$, so think about this first of all!

Developer: Just Great Software Co. Ltd.
Price: 49.95$
Trial Link: Download