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DESCRIPTION

You miss a text editor able to open, edit and save plain text files? You want special features such as foreground and background colors? Text wrapping and unwrapping? Macintosh, Windows and Unix ends of lines? Spelling checking? Find and replace? Regular expressions? Unlimited number of undo?
Then Plain Text Editor is what you need!

Plain Text Editor allows you to edit plain text files with many options.
- It works with any kind of plain text files (text, source code, HTML, ...).
- You can automatically concatenate documents by dropping them on the same window.
- You can open recently opened files.
- You can scroll forward and backward through all opened windows.
- You can reload files from disk at any time.
- It has an unlimited number of undo.
- You can find and replace text, even with regular expressions.
- You can select the default font and default font size of the editor.
- You can select the default foreground color and default background color of the editor.
- You can print your documents.
- You can wrap and unwrap the text in the windows.
- You can swap between Macintosh, Windows and Unix ends of lines.
- You can perform spelling checking in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
- You can change the type and the creator of the documents.
- It doesn't need any installation which makes it very easy to use.
- It is available in Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and many other languages.
Read the whole documentation for more details...
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 4.2:
  • You can select in the Preferences if an empty window must be opened or not at launch.
  • You can select in the Preferences if the wrapping is activated or not for new windows.
  • A Dutch localization has been released.
  • Thank you to Nico Mangelschots for his translation from English to Dutch.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X


SCREENSHOT

Developer:AlphaOmega Software
Downloads:6,785
  - Version d/l:906
Business:Word Processing
License:Shareware
Date:08 Mar 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
RATING
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Apr 23 2009
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WRAITII  Man, that app's a true miracle. I had problems working with .material files ( of the OGRE3d Rendering engine ) with TextEdit or Xcode. The files just didn't work.

A simple opening/saving with this app solved my problems. Just gotta love it!  
(Version 4.2)

praisebury
0
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Mar 8 2009

HALODEMO002  I wouldn't say this program is useless but I would say that Textedit can do all of this too and it's free. PLUS: You don't have to download it, it's already there! I don't see why I'd pay a shareware fee for something like this.  
(Version 4.2)

praisebury
+4
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Jul 20 2008

AEKA78  My eyes!! My eyes!!  
(Version 4.1)

praisebury
+2
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May 13 2008
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WASTED MY TIME  All this "developer power", what for?

TextEdit, Bean, Smultron, Textwrangler, etc., are better and they are free, so what for?

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(Version 4.0)

praisebury
+3
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May 12 2008

SYR WULLAM  Some features from the developer's website:

- It works with any kind of plain text files (text, source code, HTML, ...).

^^^ Ahh, cool! Smultron, TextWrangler, etc. does that ... for free!

- You can open recently opened files.

^^^ Really? ROFL!

- You can scroll forward and backward through all opened windows.

^^^ C'mon! ROFL!

- You can reload files from disk at any time.

^^^ Is that a unique feature with a text editor?!

- It has an unlimited number of undo.

^^^ No kidding!

- You can select the default font and default font size of the editor.

^^^ Erm, LOL! Smultron, etc. ... see above.

- You can select the default foreground color and default background color of the editor.

^^^ Great! I expected something like this for my money. Smultron, etc. ... see above.

- You can print your documents.

^^^ This is simply priceless!

And so on, and so forth. Welcome to the world of AlphaOmega products. Thanks but no thanks, I will stay with .

Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with any software company and I'm not a software developer either.  
(Version 4.0)

praisebury
+2
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May 12 2008

SYR WULLAM  Oops, last sentence got truncated:

I will stay with "insert the name of your favorite free text editor here".  
(Version 4.0)

praisebury
+2

Mar 24 2007

SYZZYGY  It's all right for what it is, something basic and simple, but I just don't know why one would specifically choose Plain Text Editor over any number of other simple text editors out there.

There's a shareware fee of $20 for this which is ridiculous.

I would definitely choose the simple yet elegant, and FREE, "Smultron" over Plain Text Editor.  
(Version 3.0)

praisebury
+2
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Mar 24 2007

CHRISCHRAM  I see the price for this less than useful app has gone up to 15 euros. Lemme see. TextEdit is free. TextWrangler is free. Do you suppose anyone at all has ever purchased this product?  
(Version 3.0)

praisebury
+1
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Mar 24 2007

SYZZYGY  please backup your claims with reasons  
(Version 3.0)

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0
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Mar 24 2007

SYZZYGY  Oops!! This was unintentional.  
(Version 3.0)

praisebury
0

Jan 1 2005
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DXP  Pointless.... Just Pointless!

Why would you create a simple text editor with a few skimpy little features and make it shareware? PEOPLE: Just use TextEdit from Apple. This program is a waste of money, HD Space, and time. TextEdit can do better than this and it is FREE. And please MAKE YOUR OWN ICON! You are stealing another's. You could at least modify it a little.

Why make this Shareware??????  
(Version 2.2)

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0
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Oct 17 2004

SPAM ON TOAST [AGAIN!]  i'd like to apologise for my previous 'knee-jerk reaction' review in which i may have somehow implied that 'PTE' was a 'POS'. i have since read the 'features' list and found that the app has the following amazing capabilities. i humbly apologise ! -

- You can open recently opened files.

- You can select the default font and default font size of the editor.

- You can print your documents.

- You can wrap and unwrap the text in the windows.   
(Version 2.2)

praisebury
0
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Oct 18 2004

ANONYMOUS  amazing ? i could do this in 1984.   
(Version 2.2)

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0
Oct 18 2004

SPAM ON TOAST  er... it's called "irony"  
(Version 2.2)

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0
Oct 18 2004

ANONYMOUS  Can you do it "not once, not twice, but THOUSANDS of times?"  
(Version 2.2)

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