BabelPad

BabelPad is a feature-rich application able to convert Unicode text, enabling advanced computer users to render complex scripts.

Installation is not a requirement, which makes BabelPad portable. You can drop its executable file anywhere on the hard disk and just click it to run.

It is also possible to save the app to a USB flash disk or similar storage unit, in order to run it on any computer with minimum effort and without prior installers.

The important aspect to take into account is that the Windows registry does not get updated with new entries, and files are not left behind on the HDD after removing the utility.

The interface resembles the one of a common word processor. It is possible to create and open TXT, HTML, XML, XHTML, CSV, RTF and other files types.

You can insert and join lines, use a search and replace function, replace multiple strings at once in batch mode, reverse the order of characters, increase or decrease the indent, as well as take a snapshot of the entire program or just the editor pane.

BabelPad also lets you insert bidirectional control characters, use validation selectors, punctuation space, along with dashes and hyphens, among many others. It is possible to introduce characters from the character map, analyze font and view information, run normalization tests, configure composite font mappings, disable line wrapping, and change the layout mode. These are just some of the options available through BabelPad.

The program uses a pretty low amount of CPU and RAM, so its impact on computer performance is minimal. We have not come across any issues in our tests, since the program did not hang or crash. BabelPad offers an extensive set of features and customization options for users looking to create and convert Unicode text.