MadEdit

MadEdit is a small and portable piece of kit that provides a working environment for editing files in text, column or hexadecimal, and comes bundled with a bunch of useful features, suitable for all types of users.

Thanks to its portability, installing MadEdit is not necessary. You can just drop the program files anywhere on the hard drive and run the executable file directly.

Alternatively, you can just save the tool to a USB flash drive or similar storage unit and run it on any computer. This way, you can carry MadEdit in your pocket whenever you're on the go.

More importantly, the Windows Registry section does not receive entry updates, and files are not left behind on the hard drive after removing the app.

The interface of the program is based on a standard window with a familiar layout. MadEdit supports syntax highlighting (e.g. ASCII, C/C++, HTML, Java, JavaScript) and word wrapping mode. You can cut and delete lines, insert the current date and time, use a search and replace function, jump to a particular line or position, as well as change the font, among others.

It is possible to change syntax highlighting properties (e.g. scheme, font emphasis, background color), get a word count, select the encoding method, make file associations, as well as reconfigure keyboard shortcuts.

MadEdit runs on a very low quantity of CPU and system memory, so it does not interfere with the runtime of other active processes. It has a good response time and we haven't encountered any issues throughout our testing; the app did not hang, crash or pop up error notifications. MadEdit should be able to satisfy power users, thanks to its wide range of customization settings.