RText2.6.3.20170430

RText is a free and open-source text editor designed for programmers. It is wrapped in a comfortable interface and sports some powerful options, such as macro recording and playback.

Language support and interface

The software application offers support for C, C++, C#, CSS, Java, LaTeX, Perl, PHP and other languages.After a simple setup operation, you are welcomed by a normal window with a plain and simple structure, where you can immediately start writing code as well as use an Explorer-based folder structure to navigate directories and locate files to open.

Resort to handy programming features

Syntax highlighting, code completion, and multiple tabs are supported. It is possible to undo and redo actions, copy the document as RTF, convert selected text to uppercase or lowercase, insert the current date and time into the project, use a search-and-replace function, jump to a particular line, set and toggle bookmarks, as well as show or hide line numbers.You can inspect any coding errors in a separate section of the primary window, view document properties, change the font size, as well as create, edit and play macros for repetitive tasks.

Configure program preferences

There are numerous configuration settings provided by RText. For example, you can change the default line terminator and encoding method, customize the UI layout and appearance, switch to a different interface language, add templates, disable code completion for any supported languages, modify file filters, and much more.

Evaluation and conclusion

RText had low impact on PC performance in our evaluation because it used low CPU and RAM. We haven't found any problems, since it didn't hang, crash or pop up error messages.To conclude, RText comes loaded with a surprisingly rich set of features and configuration parameters for programmers, so you can definitely give it a shot.