Free Editor with Syntax Highlighting for VB Script and XML

HB Guy · Post by **HB Guy** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:58 am

http://www.pnotepad.org/

Supports syntax highlighting for several programming languages including Visual Basic Script and eXtensible Markup Language. Free software.

yaccri · Post by **yaccri** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 3:17 pm

My favorite editor is TextPad
http://textpad.com/
It is a VERY powerful editor with tons of features.

dlmorgan999 · Post by **dlmorgan999** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:52 am

I'll add my favorite to the list - Notepad++. It's open source (free), is frequently updated and does syntax highlighting for *many* languages.

http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

HB Guy · Post by **HB Guy** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:22 am

Wow! I'm impressed with Notepad++! I've retired my other freeware text and hex editors and switched to Notepad++. Thanks for the tip!

dlmorgan999 · Post by **dlmorgan999** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:23 pm

Every programmer or administrator I have shown that to has had the same reaction. It's really powerful!

redbeard · Post by **redbeard** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 8:52 pm

I have been using ConTEXT, which has different highlighters for various languages/scripts/etc. and a bunch of features...

http://www.context.cx/

Nothing else I've found comes close. I even had a Homeseer highlighter at one time, though I've lost it...

Post by **Richard Naninck** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:16 pm

Hooked to Ultra Edit.
Source coloring for just about every language and really the only editor I have been using for years so I wouldn't know anything about Notepad++. Maybe I will try it out some day.