Tool of the Day: TextPad

A tool that I use everyday in my life. Here is why:

1. Free
   Yeah we everyone like this.
   
2. Cross-platform:
   You can create files for use in PC/UNIX. Comes very handy when you are not dexterous in Unix editing tools.It says it supports Mac but i never used this OS so can't comment on it.
   
3. Block Select Mode
   You can select portions of the data in the file that you need.
   
4. Find-in-files
   A very handy feature.Search for a string in files under a particular directory. You can limit the search to particular file type & also extend the search within sub-folders.
   
5. Regular/Replacement Expression Support:
   A programmer's haven. You can use limited but still extensive regular expressions in your search & replace operations. Combined with Find-in-files this is the most powerful developer's util. A very handy tool for engineers dealing with ad-hoc formatting of data in files.
   
6. Use as editor for C/C++/Java
   Comes default with document classes & works with compilers of C/C++/Java. A very handy tool for beginners to focus more on learning these languages & its associated concept and avoids getting distracted with learning any new IDE at the same time. I consider this as a Big plus. Like many IDE it also supports workspace. Its worth mentioning the support for HTML too.
   
7. Multiple Documents
   I consider this as an usability. Work with multiple documents in a single window with each file opened in a tab. Supports file comparisons too.
   
8. Performance
   The program is very stable & has better performance than conventional editors
   

Note: This program is accessible via the right-click context menu of a file.