jEdit is a text editor written in Java, created especially for programmers. It has support for the syntax of a wide variety of programming and markup languages, and has fully accessible source code.
Users of jEdit can plug in a variety of plug-ins at their discretion. This is due to the interface of the program, which was based on the interface editor Swing toolkit.
jEdit supports the syntax of well-known programming languages such as C++, C, C#, Java, Pascal, Html markup language and many others, also, it is always possible to add other languages, thanks to plugins.
Special jEdit features
- Support for customizable hotkeys, for almost all functions.
- An online help file containing the necessary help for working with jEdit.
- Endless undo/redo capabilities for user actions;
- Endless use of the clipboard (paste/copy).
- Automatic writing of previously deleted text.
- Huge set of keyboard commands for editing words, paragraphs and text.
- Ability to set anchors to return to them later.
- Unlimited opening of the number of windows.
- Possibility of rectangular selection of the edited area.
