- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (30-day trial, no spelling checker); $19.95 to buy
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: January 07, 2005
- Total Downloads: 90,381
- Downloads last week: 23
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A newer version of NoteTab Pro is available.
(Download doesn't provide access to previous versions of this program.)
- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 129 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Once you explore the power of NoteTab Pro, you may find this text editor beautiful despite its off-putting interface. The Pro version adds tag highlighting and allows you to program your own features. The left-hand column displays a list of commands, called clips, that do anything from inserting bits of text to generating code. Each library, the roster of which appears as buttons at the bottom of the screen, contains its own set of clips. The FTP library, for example, lets you create server profiles, connect, upload and download files, and issue various commands. The publisher's site offers many user-created libraries, or you can make your own. You can create your own clips by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F2 and edit them easily.
The Tidy HTML clip (in the HTML and Utilities libraries) incorporates the free download HTML Tidy, available on Download.com. While the TopStyle library similarly requires a CSS editor of that name, we couldn't get it to work. We would like to see a trial of the spelling and thesaurus features, too. NoteTab Pro isn't a tool for casual users, but power users and programmers should find plenty to love.
Publisher's description
From Fookes Software :NoteTab Pro is a text editor, HTML coding tool, and Notepad replacement. You can handle multiple large files with a simple tabbed interface, use a spelling checker and thesaurus, format text, use multiple undo, and bookmark documents. You can build templates, use powerful system-wide searches, and do global multiline replacements.
Its Clipbook feature lets you create and organize clips, which can range from text macros to complete mini-applications using a simple scripting language with enough features to satisfy any power user; a bunch of handy clip libraries is included.
Other features include text-to-HTML conversion, tag stripping, and tools for adding links and color codes. Version 4.95 fixes issues that were introduced in the previous version.
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User reviews of NoteTab Pro 4.95
- Average user rating: 4.8 stars out of 129 votes
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Version: NoteTab Pro 4.95
Pros: Once I started using this program I couldn't even think of going back to Note Pad. I used NoteTab Light first, and loved it so much I bought the Pro version. The tabbed interface alone sold me on this product, but the clip library is one of the handiest features ever. Use theirs or make up your own, the clips are instantly inserted into your text. Icons make selecting a function quick and easy. Line numbering is a great feature of this version, too. There are actually so many features, I bet you won't have time to use them all!
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: NoteTab Pro 4.95
"The friendliest and most versatile text editor for Windows, period."
Pros: Too many pros to list. It's truly the swiss army knife of Windows text editors. I've tried many others, some without the "cons" mentioned below, but always come back to NoteTab Pro.
Cons: Regex is slightly limited ("greedy"-only). Can't do UTF-8/16. No macro (clip) recording capability. Windows-only. Previously, I would have given it 5 stars; if and when the first three issues are addressed, I would unhesitatingly give it 5 stars again.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: NoteTab Pro 4.95
"Excellent text editor; I use it many times daily."
Pros: Very flexible. Tabbed interface supports multiple open files. Can hide nicely in SysTray when minimized. Good support for html tags. Easy to add user extensions. Well supported. Automatic capture from Windows clipboard. Fine spell checker. Plain and regular-expression searches. Auto launch a browser by clicking URL in text. Supports Windows, DOS, Mac, Unix, and EBCDIC text files. Many pre-written specialized extension packages available.
Cons: Doesn't handle unicode. Incremental improvements on hold awaiting major re-write. Macro language is very complex, though powerful. Won't handle single lines (logical paragraphs) longer than 32K. No way to edit binary files.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: NoteTab Pro 4.95
"Toss out MS Notepad - This is all you will ever need!"
Pros: Easy to use, replaces MS Notepad if you want, and with several add-in libraries, there will never be a need to use anything else. Supports just about any programming language, displays results in multiple browsers, simple interface with ease of use and understanding. Nothing better, and the price is great! I have owned this for several years and it still is not even close to being outdated.
Cons: Just cannot think of anything. Wish MS would use it to replace Notepad.
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: NoteTab Pro 4.95
Pros: I've tried many other programs but, for me, this is the perfect fit. If you want an editor that you can start using immediately, without having to go through an instruction manual the size of a dictionary, then this is the one for you.
May not have all the bells and whistles of its more expensive relatives but is my web design mainstay.
Added to this, NoteTab has never crashed or clashed with any of the other software I have loaded on both my PC and laptop. Best value for money by far!
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