BowPad is a completely free text editor to edit text and source codes that comes with a very simple Ribbon user interface. This text editor supports more than 100 programming languages and has many other interesting features. It is a very lightweight app that can be downloaded easily from the link given at the end of this article.
BowPad text editor is also a very user friendly text editor as it is does not consume much time and gives you navigation hints. This is one of the most important features that should be kept in mind as the ultimate success of any software depends on how user friendly it is.
Edit Text, Code files with BowPad Text Editor
This text editor supports a wide range of programming languages that include Html, C/C++, Java, Java Script, Makefile, Python, PHP, PostScript, etc. BowPad also allows you to open more than one file at a particular time in different tabs. These tabs are reflected in different colors with each of them containing a different file.
This text editor also contains an option of Find/Replace wherein you can find or replace any selected text. It includes many more minute and interesting features that serve to be a welcoming break from the default Windows Notepad in your system. These features are mentioned as following:
- Supports Multiple browsers
- Supports Windows7 or higher versions
- Option to Comment/uncomment selected text
- Completely Free
- Supports wide range of programming languages
- Syntax highlighter
- Option to duplicate selected text
- Select Theme option
- Option to Wrap Lines
- Bookmarking a particular line
- Option to Print
- Option to convert selected text into uppercase or lowercase
Although, almost all the features of this text editor have been described above once, it is important to explain some of them in detail for better understanding.
The Wrap line option provided in this text editor allows you to read the text in tab without any difficulties. You just have to click on the Wrap Lines icon on top and it will automatically compile your text and fit it according to your screen. You will not have to scroll horizontally to read or edit the text.
The function of Syntax highlighter is that it displays text in different fonts depending on the category of text. However, in this text editor the syntax highlighter feature does not work on some of the programming languages. It excludes some important programming languages like Html, etc.
BowPad text editor has another interesting feature that it supports number of browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera mini, Google Chrome, Safari.
One more creative feature in this text editor is that it will convert the selected text into uppercase, that is, capital letters, or lowercase, that is, small letters, with just one click.
The Final verdict
The final verdict for BowPad text editor, looking at the diversity of options available, it certainly serves to be an engrossing software. It has potential in it to be compared with other good looking free Text editors in the market. However, one drawback in this software that came out while testing is that many of the features given simply do not work.
