Text Edit Plus

Text Edit Plus (developed by Vovsoft) is a lightweight, premium plain-text editor designed for Windows as a feature-rich alternative to the default Microsoft Notepad. It functions as a general-purpose utility that provides everyday users, programmers, and writers with enhanced tools for text manipulation and quick data analysis without the bloat of a full word processor. Core Features

According to the official Vovsoft Text Edit Plus Feature List, the application includes several specialized tools that set it apart from standard text editors:

Text Analysis: Generates quick statistics such as word, line, and character counts. It also features a word frequency engine to spot and quantify repetitions.

File Comparison: Allows you to compare two text files side-by-side or analyze their differences statistically.

Syntax Highlighting: Supports code visibility and folding for major web and programming languages, including HTML, CSS, Python, JSON, JavaScript, PHP, and SQL.

Clean-up Tools: Features functions to fix broken UTF-8 encoding, convert non-English characters to English equivalents, and change non-breaking spaces into regular spaces.

Document Handling: Supports multiple tabs, macro recording, unlimited undo/redo operations, and native export options to HTML or PDF. Platform and Pricing

Operating System: Available for Windows systems (via direct installer or a portable USB edition) and can be downloaded through platforms like the Microsoft Store.

Cost: It is a paid utility. A single-user licensed edition costs a one-time purchase fee of $19.00, though a free trial is available for evaluation. Important Distinction

Do not confuse Text Edit Plus with similarly named pieces of software:

EditPlus: A highly popular, separate shareware code editor for Windows that features built-in FTP/SFTP capabilities.

Tex-Edit Plus: A legacy, classic freeware text editor for older Mac OS installations known for its deep AppleScript integration.

TextEdit: The minimalist default text processor built natively into Apple macOS. EditPlus – Text editor with FTP, FTPS and sftp capabilities