TextPad is a text editor developed by Helios Software Solutions that supports plain text files. It offers a dynamic user experience with a simple user interface. Key features include:
- Syntax highlighting with support for multiple programming languages like Java, C, C++, Perl, and Assembly.
- Code indentation and block indents to improve code readability.
- Regex-based search and replace, including multiline support, for advanced text transformations.
- Automatic integration with Java JDK when installed on the machine.
- Ability to call external programs and compile and run them within the TextPad environment.
- Clip libraries, or snippets, for storing and reusing portions of text.
- Clipboard history, allowing TextPad to function as a multi-clipboard tool.
- Line bookmarking to easily copy and paste specific lines between documents.
- Built-in file manager for copying, deleting, renaming, and managing files.
- Spelling checker with dictionaries in multiple languages.
- Support for large files up to 32-bit virtual memory limits.
- Intuitive interface with keyboard shortcuts and a tabbed layout for multi-file management
