<s>
PSPad	B-Language
editor	O
is	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
text	B-Application
editor	I-Application
and	O
source	O
editor	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
by	O
programmers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
released	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
this	O
software	O
is	O
produced	O
by	O
a	O
single	O
Czech	O
developer	O
,	O
Jan	O
Fiala	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSPad	B-Language
has	O
many	O
software	O
development-oriented	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
syntax	O
highlighting	O
and	O
hex	B-Application
editing	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
as	O
a	O
universal	O
GUI	O
for	O
editing	O
many	O
languages	O
including	O
PHP	B-Application
,	O
Perl	B-Language
,	O
HTML	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Java	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSPad	B-Language
also	O
edits	O
UTF-8	O
encoded	O
texts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
include	O
autocompletion	O
,	O
tabs	O
,	O
FTP	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
and	O
find/replace	O
using	O
regular	B-Language
expressions	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
PSPad	B-Language
bright	O
features	O
is	O
"	O
File	O
Difference	O
"	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shows	O
three	O
windows	B-Application
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PSPad	B-Language
interface	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
MDI	O
with	O
tabs	O
for	O
editing	O
multiple	O
files	O
and	O
better	O
open	O
document	O
manipulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
packaged	B-Application
ready-to-run	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
no	O
installer	B-Application
needs	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
semi-portable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
reviewers	O
seem	O
to	O
have	O
responded	O
well	O
to	O
PSPad	B-Language
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Softpedia	O
rated	O
the	O
software	O
with	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
user	O
feedback	O
averaging	O
4.6	O
stars	O
,	O
and	O
com	O
's	O
user	O
feedback	O
for	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
4.5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Pro	O
's	O
web	O
site	O
features	O
an	O
article	O
comparing	O
PSPad	B-Language
with	O
multiple	O
other	O
text	B-Application
editors	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
PSPad	B-Language
for	O
its	O
multitude	O
of	O
features	O
and	O
its	O
availability	O
gratis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
review	O
criticises	O
PSPad	B-Language
's	O
poor	O
performance	O
with	O
larger	O
files	O
,	O
instead	O
favouring	O
the	O
shareware	O
NoteTab	O
Pro	O
for	O
those	O
wanting	O
a	O
'	O
pure	O
 '	O
text	B-Application
editor	I-Application
.	O
</s>
