Portable PlainEdit

Portable PlainEdit is a handy ASCII and ANSI text editor. It’s perfect for anyone looking to tweak HTML, CSS, or JavaScript files. With its great features, you can view and modify your documents easily. This tool offers a variety of text conversions, syntax highlighting for languages like JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and C++, plus a special character map.

Easy to Use Anytime, Anywhere

True to its name, this app doesn’t need any setup to get started. You can carry it on a thumb drive and use it on any computer! When you first open it up, the tool gives you the option to choose between the portable version or creating a temporary folder on your PC.

User-Friendly Interface

The interface of Portable PlainEdit is clean and organized. The most useful tools are right in front of you on a simple toolbar. And guess what? You can open multiple files at once! This makes it super easy to compare different documents or copy content from one file to another.

Supports Various File Formats

This app works with almost all web file formats you might need—think HTML, PHP, CSS, JS, BAT, CPP, CS, DFM, INI, PL, SQL, and XML! The syntax highlighter helps highlight important tags or strings so you can select the right programming language (like XML or SQL) from the menu.

Flexible Text Options

You also get to choose between line formats like UTF-8 and ANSI. Plus, you can set your line breaks for Unix, Windows, or MacIntosh systems. Portable PlainEdit lets you search and replace words quickly and bookmark key code sections too!

More Features at Your Fingertips

If that’s not enough, you can insert date/time stamps directly into your code! You can even match brackets automatically or include special characters and file paths. In the "Format" menu alone, there are options for converting text between ANSI and ASCII or changing cases from uppercase to lowercase.

Edit Like a Pro!

You’ll love being able to remove HTML tags easily or sort lines in either ascending or descending order. Plus, there's an option to wrap your code neatly within the window. And if you're working with exported files? They can be saved as HTML or RTF formats without any hassle!

Your Go-To Editing Tool

The bottom line? Portable PlainEdit is packed with features that help you view and edit your web files effortlessly—whether it's HTML or CSS. With its syntax highlighter and character map included—and being portable—you'll find it super convenient for all your editing needs!