Text Editors & IDE of choice for everyday usage
This list contains software that I use every day on my Windows workstation. Mostly small utils but mighty) In short, here favorite programs.
Webapp
StackEdit is a free, open-source Markdown editor based on PageDown, the Markdown library used by Stack Overflow and the other Stack Exchange sites.
Rich Markdown editor StackEdit’s Markdown syntax highlighting is unique. The refined text formatting of the editor helps you visualize the final rendering of your files.
WYSIWYG controls StackEdit provides very handy formatting buttons and shortcuts, thanks to PageDown, the WYSIWYG-style Markdown editor used by Stack Overflow.
Smart layout Whether you write, you review, you comment… StackEdit's layout provides you with the flexibility you need, without sacrifice.
Live preview with Scroll Sync StackEdit’s Scroll Sync feature accurately binds the scrollbars of the editor panel and the preview panel to ensure that you always keep an eye on the output while writing.
HackMD is a browser-based, real-time collaborative markdown editor. It was inspired by hackpad but focuses more on speed and flexibility. Features: Collaboration PDF, Image, and Video Embedding Auto-Save and Revision History Markdown Extensions (TeX, Flowcharts, Emoji, Graphviz, ...) Book Mode Presentation Mode (with Themes and Animations) Easy (Shared) Notetaking via Book Mode Disqus Integration and more
Desktop
Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content.
Vim offers several “modes” for editing with efficiency. This makes vim a non-user-friendly application but it is also a strength. The normal mode binds alphanumeric keys to task-oriented commands. The visual mode highlights text. The command-line mode offers more tools (for search&replace, defining functions, etc.)
Vim comes with complete help.
Visual Studio Code is a free and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.
Visual Studio Code has built-in support for Git source control management and powerful integrations with GitHub, an integrated debugger, and smart code completion with IntelliSense and with AI-driven IntelliCode. With over 30,000 extensions and themes in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace, you can customize the features and the look of Visual Studio Code to fit your needs, preferences, and style.
You can use Visual Studio Code to build any kind of app, for web, desktop, and mobile. Visual Studio Code supports JavaScript and TypeScript natively and offers extensions for coding in languages such as Python, Java, C/C++, C#, Go, Rust, PHP, and many more.
Known as VS-Code amongst the community, it is one of the most popular code editors and has a browser version which can be immediately accessed by going to vscode.dev.
IntelliJ IDEA is the leading integrated development environment that makes Java and Kotlin development a more productive and enjoyable experience. It helps you produce high-quality code more efficiently, provides everything you need out of the box, and takes care of routine tasks so you can stay focused on the bigger picture.
IntelliJ IDEA comes in two editions:
¦ IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate – the full-featured commercial version for Java and Kotlin, web, and enterprise development. ¦ IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition – the free version, built on open source, for pure Java and Kotlin development.
