Helper++

There are plenty of text editors out there, and Helper++ is meant to offer simply another alternative for those who are still looking for their preferred tool.

When first launching the application, you might be put off by its outdated interface - its many buttons come in several sizes and their location is not fully intuitive.

However, once you start tinkering with Helper++ GUI, the purpose of the buttons will become clearer. You can either create a new document or edit an existing one, or you can quickly save the current text to a pre-defined Note.txt (filename cannot be changed).

Besides the text editing features, Helper++ also includes a basic timer and a link to open Google when you want to perform a search (no additional search engines are currently supported).

In terms of modifying your document, you can change the font and size, and view the adjustments almost instantly. You can create a new folder within the installation directory of Helper++, without the possibility to browse to a custom location.

Possibly the best feature of Helper++ is its support of numerous file formats, such as TXT, JSON, RTF, DOC, HTML, CSS, CS and JS, meaning that it goes beyond the native Windows apps Notepad or Wordpad. You can not only open previously created files, but also save new ones based on the content you provide.

It might take some time getting used to, but Helper++ has the potential to replace your default text editor, yet it still has a long way to go. Its interface needs to be more organized and simplified, a more detailed Help file would come in handy, whereas some of the functions (namely Create/ Delete Folder) could use some refining.