Editor

Editor is a text editor developed in Java, which gives you the possibility to effortlessly write words in a familiar interface. It offers a simpler alternative to Windows Notepad for PC users who want a go-to application dedicated to this task, without having to worry about complicated features.

The program's not packed in a setup kit. Instead, you can copy the downloaded files to a preferred directory on the disk or to a removable storage device, in order to seamlessly launch it on any PC with Java.

Unlike many installers, it doesn't add new entries to the system registry or create new files on the hard drive without requesting your permission. The traditional file deletion method is enough to uninstall it.

Concerning the interface, Editor has a standard window that doesn't put emphasis on graphical elements or rich options, preferring to focus on clear-cut settings and simplicity instead. The menu bar contains only two menus with a handful of basic text editing properties. There is no right-click menu available.

It's possible to type or paste text in this window, cut, copy, paste, delete and select all information, resort to a simple search tool to quickly track down a particular piece of information (with case sensitive mode enabled or disabled), create new documents or open existing ones, as well as overwrite modifications to the original file or create a new file by indicating the output directory and file name.

Note that the file format must be specified as well (".txt"), otherwise Editor generates a file that's not associated with any program. The extension can be later added by editing the file in Windows Explorer, though.

No error dialogs popped up in our tests and the tool didn't freeze or crash. It had minimal impact on the computer's performance, running on a low amount of CPU and RAM.

While it's obvious that Editor doesn't have rich features and doesn't even equal Windows Notepad regarding the set of available options and configuration settings (e.g. customizing font properties), it offers a simple and straightforward solution for quickly writing notes and saving plain text documents when you're in a hurry, as long as you feel comfortable enough to use Java.