The main editor window keeps multiple documents in one workspace, with syntax coloring available for supported file types. PSPad editor combines plain-text editing with tools for code, web-page files, and compiler workflows.
Syntax coloring and code navigation
PSPad highlights syntax across a wide range of file types and programming languages, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and SQL. Code folding can collapse sections of a file while editing, and Code Explorer provides a way to navigate code structure.
For text-focused work, the editor includes formatting options and a spell checker. Code page conversion handles text encoding changes, including Unicode and UTF-8.
Macros, clips, and templates
Macro recording captures editing actions for replay, while macros, clip files, and templates provide ways to reuse common text or routines. These tools suit repetitive changes such as inserting standard snippets or applying a recurring sequence of edits.
- Search and replace can work across files as well as within the current document.
- The integrated HEX editor displays and edits file data in hexadecimal form.
Projects and compiler output
Project management groups files for related work. PSPad can capture and parse compiler output, and external help files can be integrated alongside editing tasks. A code comparison feature shows differences between versions of a file.
Web files and file transfer
Web authors can edit page files alongside scripts and stylesheets, using syntax highlighting and reusable templates. The built-in FTP client provides a way to work with files on an FTP server; core text editing can also be done offline. PSPad includes ChatGPT integration as an additional editor feature.
Pros
- Syntax highlighting covers many programming languages and file types
- Built-in HEX editor and code page conversion
- Macros, clip files, and templates support repeatable editing tasks
- Project tools, FTP client, and compiler output parsing
Which programming languages and file types can PSPad highlight?
It supports syntax highlighting for many languages and file types, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and SQL.
Can PSPad search across multiple files?
Yes. Its search and replace tools can operate across files, not just the open document.
Does PSPad include tools beyond text editing?
Yes. It includes a HEX editor, project management, an FTP client, macro recording, code comparison, and compiler output parsing.
