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UltraEdit,

the Swiss army knife of text editors

Looking for a secure, powerful, and flexible text editor? Choose UltraEdit.
Download the full-featured free trial and see the difference.
Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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What can you use UltraEdit for

Customizable layout
Text/Code
Editing
Web Development
Web
Development
System Administration
System
Administration
System Administration
Power and
Performance
Development
Programming/
Development
File Compare
File
Compare

What’s New

UE 2025.2.0.24 refines your core workflows with improved EDI file handling and live regex feedback in Find and Replace. Small updates that you can feel the real difference.

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Every UltraEdit license comes with

You get the Windows, Mac, and Linux versions of UltraEdit and UltraCompare.
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Includes a free UltraCompare Pro diff tool.

5 for 1 licensing

Your personal license can be used on up to 3 different machines.

Work smarter and faster with features built for the toughest tasks.

Dynamic code auto-completion with IntelliTips

Dynamic code auto-completion with IntelliTips

Intellitips provides code and context-aware auto-complete suggestions. This offers class members functional tips and intuitive prompts for most modern programming languages. The level of automation can be configured.
Multi-Caret/Multi-Select

Multi-caret/multi-select

One of the most powerful and intuitive multi-caret editing and multi-selection capabilities in the business. Once your cursors or selections are where you want them to be, you can copy, cut, paste, select, and delete just the same as you normally would.
HTML / Markdown Live Preview

HTML / Markdown live preview

Watch your HTML or Markdown pages rendered in real time with live preview—even as you edit them. Also comes with GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) code highlighting and compatibility. Double-click an element in the preview to jump to its definition in the source.
Search

Search

UltraEdit’s omniscient search can find files across folders and directories, even on files as large as 4GB. Use various filters, such as regular expressions, to fine-tune the search.
Column Mode

Column mode

When editing horizontally just isn’t quite good enough, Column Mode is there for you. Use Column Mode to intuitively edit along the Y axis anywhere in your document. It’s just one of the many powerful ways UltraEdit helps you edit tabular data or code files.
Integrated FTP, SSH & Telnet

Integrated FTP, SSH & Telnet

Whether you need to make quick edits to a file on a server or upload a massive codebase, UltraEdit’s integrated FTP capabilities and SSH/Telnet make it easy to work with remote files and interact with servers from a single, powerful application.
Customizable UI

Customizable UI

The user interface has been built with customizability in mind. Our menu system has been rebuilt from the ground up to make it even more customizable than ever. Our deeply customizable new menu can be laid out however you’d like. Set yourself up with Ribbon mode for a familiar look and feel. Or maybe you prefer the simple toolbar with only your most commonly needed features. The possibilities are endless.
Themes

Themes

Themes allow users to configure UI systems, menu layouts, and colors. Choose from our core themes or from our user-contributed submissions to get UltraEdit exactly how you like it. Feel free to modify it too.

Other features

  • Easily open and edit large files – 4 GB and beyond!
  • Multi-caret editing and multi-select
  • Column (block) mode editing
  • Powerful search: Find & replace in files, regular expressions, inverse search, etc.
  • File compare
  • Code syntax highlighting for nearly
any programming language
  • Code folding and hierarchical function listing
  • Beautify and reformat source code
  • Powerful XML handling: XML tree view, reformatting, validation, etc.
  • Auto-closing XML/HTML tags
  • Smart templates – automatic intelligent code completion
  • Editor themes – skin the entire app
  • Powerful and configurable tools
  • File and data sorting
  • Integrated FTP client (supports FTP, SFTP, and FTPS)
  • Integrated SSH/telnet client
  • Filtered spell checker
  • Unicode/UTF-8 support
  • Split/duplicate window editing
  • Hex editing
  • Macros and scripts for automated editing
  • CSV data reformatting
  • Log file polling
  • File encryption and decryption
  • Integrated Ctags (symbols listing)
  • Base64 encode/decode
  • Project support
  • Robust bookmarking
  • Hundreds more features listed here

Renewals Frequently Asked Questions

Is UltraEdit available on Windows, Mac, And Linux?
Yes. UltraEdit is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux systems.
Can UltraEdit handle large files efficiently?
Yes, UltraEdit does open and edit files of greater than 4GB. It remains performant in the process of heavy search and replace.
Does UltraEdit support programming and web development?
Yes, UE adds numerous features and support for HTML web development. Get syntax highlighting, code folding, Live preview, built-in FTP/SSH and more.
Is there a free trial available for UltraEdit?
Yes, UltraEdit has a full-fledged free trial. You are able to sample a full-featured version for 7 days.
Can I use one UltraEdit license on multiple devices?
Yes, a single personal license is applicable to three machines. It may be used on supported platforms.