3 Handy Apps For Working with Text on Mac & iOS
When it comes to writing and manipulating text on a computer, I think we can never have enough tools to simplify all the tasks involved . Three relatively new applications you might consider adding to your arsenal are Mou and MarkdownMail, for working in Markdown language; and a seriously magical Mac application, FormatMatch, for automatically reformatting copied and pasted text.
Create Webpages Five Times Faster Using the Bluefish Editor [Cross-Platform]
Websites are now powered by blog platforms like WordPress, or WYSIWYG editors like Kompozer, but the bottom line is that most hardcore web designers will always find it necessary to pop open a text editor to tweak the style a little bit here, or to realign the template a bit more there. I think that text editors are going to be around for a very long time.
Create Step-By-Step Instructional Documents With Screenshots & Annotations Using Clarify [Mac]
There will never be a shortage of screen capturing applications, but Blue Mango has produced an app that stands out amongst the rest. Similar to its flagship professional application ScreenSteps, it has released the beta version of an application called Clarify, for when you want to produce step-by-step instructional documents.
PlainText: A Text Editor With a Dropbox Synchronization Feature [iOS]
If you are the kind of person who edits your documents on the go, then you need two things to accomplish your task. The first is a device that will allow you to access your documents wherever you are, and the second is a text editor which can make sure that your documents will be accessible everywhere you go.
Editra: A Powerful & Expandable Cross-Platform Text & Code Editor
There are tons of text editors out there, so why would you need another one? Most people will be satisfied by their OS default plain text editor, while the coders would need a dedicated code editor. There are also people who need both. For those who are still looking for the perfect text editor, you might want to try Editra. This is a powerful and expandable cross-platform editor, for both plain text and code.
Time To Try A Slick, New Text Editor Called Tincta [Mac]
While you may already think you've found the text editor love of your life, you could hardly stand by it honourably without giving the competition a go. So, today we'll introduce you to a sleek new player in the Mac text editor game called Tincta. It's feature-filled, yet is also a tiny, free download. We're sure you're going to love it.
Abiword Is the Best Free Lightweight Word Processor
Get a lightweight but not underpowered word processor. If you need a program compatible with a wide variety of file formats, Abiword might be the right fit for you. It's not as powerful as Microsoft Word or Libre Office's Writer, but it does have most of the features the average user needs. It's still the best compromise between a bloated word processor and underpowered text editors.
The Top 7 Reasons To Give The Vim Text Editor A Chance
For years, I've tried one text editor after another. You name it, I tried it. I used each and every one of these editors for over two months as my primary day-to-day editor. Somehow, I couldn't find an editor that just worked right, and was customizable enough to fit my needs. That all changed a couple of months ago, when I started using Vim full-time.
Make Your Text Editing Jobs Better With Dolphin Text Editor [Windows]
Dolphin Text Editor v1.6 is a lightweight Windows app that adds some functional extras to any Windows program that handles text. Sitting in the System Tray, it can be brought up with a hotkey and the text formatting commands applied on the selected text. Dolphin Text Editor is a free software (for personal use) and it runs on all Windows versions and all Windows software.
Xournal - A Great Note-Taking Application For Linux
There are many applications out there that try to make your life easier by letting you take useful notes that you can search and manipulate in a number of ways. Some of these programs do a decent job while others fail you miserably. Xournal is an amazing little program that has many great purposes and can easily become one of your must-haves. Best of all, it runs great on Linux!