Need Alternative to Text Editing
November 6, 2008 9:01 AM Subscribe
Need a Ultra Edit Windows Free Alternative for a Not For Profit Organization. Meaning "free for non-commercial use" doesn't apply to us. Thanks!
Looking for something that can do line numbers, sorting, find and replace and all the other useful stuff Ultra Edit has.
Looking for something that can do line numbers, sorting, find and replace and all the other useful stuff Ultra Edit has.
Best answer: Try Notepad++ - a wide variety of different text processing functionality, though a UI that only a programmer could ever really love...
posted by kerplunk at 9:13 AM on November 6, 2008
posted by kerplunk at 9:13 AM on November 6, 2008
crimson?
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 9:20 AM on November 6, 2008
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 9:20 AM on November 6, 2008
Best answer: Notead++ is great, but I'm echoing niles here - you're non-commercial if you're a non-profit.
posted by Tomorrowful at 9:56 AM on November 6, 2008
posted by Tomorrowful at 9:56 AM on November 6, 2008
I'm a big fan of Komodo Edit, but really that's probably only because I'm a programmer.
posted by ChefQuix at 10:56 AM on November 6, 2008
posted by ChefQuix at 10:56 AM on November 6, 2008
Have you considered contacting the Ultra Edit people and asking if they would offer donate a license for the software? Odds are, if they're smart, they'd rather have you use the software for free rather than use something else. Plus it's possible they could write off the value of the donation.
And, no, "not for profit" does not necessarily mean "non-commercial".
posted by toomuchpete at 11:12 AM on November 6, 2008
And, no, "not for profit" does not necessarily mean "non-commercial".
posted by toomuchpete at 11:12 AM on November 6, 2008
Response by poster: Thanks for all the suggestions. I think NotePad++ will be a suitiable alternative!
@toomuchpeete
Good suggestion. Will give it a shot. And your correct, we are a "Not For Profit" organization not a "Non-Profit" organization. We do make money, although that's not our goal :)
posted by bleucube at 1:35 PM on November 6, 2008
@toomuchpeete
Good suggestion. Will give it a shot. And your correct, we are a "Not For Profit" organization not a "Non-Profit" organization. We do make money, although that's not our goal :)
posted by bleucube at 1:35 PM on November 6, 2008
PFE a.k.a. Programmer's File Editor. Not in developement anymore, but the closest thing I've found to BBEdit on Windows.
posted by wenestvedt at 8:29 AM on November 7, 2008
posted by wenestvedt at 8:29 AM on November 7, 2008
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posted by niles at 9:12 AM on November 6, 2008 [1 favorite]