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A free text editing program that's suitable for a variety of uses, including coding and general note-taking. The software features syntax highlighting for a wide range of popular languages, including PHP, HTML, Java, C and C++, XML, Ruby, SQL, and others. You can also view multiple documents at the same time, and there are many other features besides this.

A fast, lightweight but highly capable freeware text editor for Windows. ConTEXT comes in two forms: a desktop version and a portable version (ideal for downloading to a USB stick). With its syntax highlighting and ability to recognise various languages, it is ideal for programmers, but is equally suitable for users wanting more than just a basic notepad application.

A free Unicode source and text editor program, offering numerous useful features, such as syntax highlighting, integrated preview, spell checking, auto completion, HTML validation, etc. This software is completely free, although the author requests a donation if you find the program particularly useful.

A freeware text editor, featuring a tabbed interface, so you can easily open multiple files simultaneously. Notepad SX is a great replacement for Windows Notepad and features: export as HTML and preview as HTML, full screen mode, print using current font style, remove blank lines, various sorting options, and more.

Do you work with HTML and other programming languages? If you do, this freeware HTML and programming editor may come in handy. Arachnophilia uses colour coded syntax so elements stand out and less errors occur. The program also includes an in-built FTP program, so you can quickly upload or amend files. Numerous other features are also available.

This useful freeware program goes far beyond that of Windows Notepad and combines some interesting HTML and text editing features. With Edit Pad, you can open multiple documents at once and save them directly in the correct format. Multiple language versions are also available, plus we've found the application equally as good for tweaking CGI scripts, editing HTML documents and displaying .txt files.

A leading text and HTML editor that can handle much larger files than Windows Notepad. It allows you to build document templates, covert text to HTML, create programs and do much more besides. With its "tabbed" interface you can open numerous documents at once or use the program as a clipboard. This freeware version is totally free and has no irritating advertisements.

A powerful (and free) source code editor for Microsoft Windows operating systems. Crimson Editor is ideal for writing HTML, PHP, Perl, Java, Matlab and many other programming languages. The program features a spellchecker and built-in FTP client, which allows you to upload files without switching programs. Colour coded syntax and tabbed document browsing allows you to read your code with ease. The file size of this program is very small indeed (so small that it can fit on a floppy disk!).

A free HTML editor program, ideal for creating hand-coded Web pages from scratch. Coloured source code is provided, so you can see in an instant the structure of your code. The program also includes commonly-used tags that can be selected on the fly. If you need to create Web pages from scratch or make updates to existing pages without any hassle, check out PlainHTML.

This entirely free program will convert your text files to HTML documents with great ease. It features a command line interface and handles FTP, HTTP and MAILTO tags. Additionally, Text 2 HTML has a simple, but easy to use "drag, drop and launch" interface, making it ideal for inexperienced users. This small but useful freeware application has received various awards from numerous software Web sites.

This freeware program will check your HTML Web site coding for errors, then suggest ways you can improve it. The "Tag Check" setup file usually downloads in less than a minute on a standard 56k modem, and covers common spelling and coding mistakes into its HTML database. Note: Tag Check is not as detailed as some commercial programs, but ideal for general, everyday use.