--- title: PSPad Reviews meta\_title: 'PSPad Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 20 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how PSPad works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.3 review\_count: 20 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-07' parent\_category: name: Editor url: https://www.g2.com/categories/editor --- # PSPad Reviews & Product Details PSPad is a, free text and source code editor tailored for developers and programmers working on the Windows platform. Since its initial release in 2001, PSPad has been recognized for its comprehensive feature set that supports a wide array of programming languages and development tasks. Its lightweight design, combined with powerful functionalities, makes it an ideal choice for both novice and experienced developers seeking an efficient and customizable editing environment. Key Features and Functionality: - Syntax Highlighting: Supports over 70 programming languages, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, C++, and Python, enhancing code readability and reducing errors. - Multiple Document Interface (MDI): Allows simultaneous editing of multiple files through a tabbed interface, facilitating efficient code comparison and management. - Integrated Tools: Includes a HEX editor, FTP client for direct web file editing, macro recorder for automating repetitive tasks, and a spell checker to ensure error-free writing. - Project Management: Enables organization and handling of multiple files within projects, streamlining development workflows. - Code Folding and Auto-Completion: Offers code folding for better navigation and auto-completion to speed up coding tasks. - Customizable Templates and Snippets: Allows creation and use of code templates and snippets, saving time and reducing repetitive coding. Primary Value and User Solutions: PSPad addresses the need for a robust yet lightweight code editor that combines essential development tools into a single, user-friendly interface. By supporting a vast range of programming languages and providing features like syntax highlighting, project management, and integrated FTP capabilities, PSPad enhances productivity and code quality. Its free availability makes it accessible to individual developers, small teams, and organizations, offering a cost-effective solution without compromising on functionality. Whether for web development, software programming, or general text editing, PSPad delivers a comprehensive environment that adapts to various development needs. * * * Seller [PSPad](https://www.g2.com/sellers/pspad) Discussions [PSPad Community](https://www.g2.com/products/pspad/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Notepad++](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Notepad++") Notepad++ 4.6/5(2,475) ](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews) [ ![Visual Studio Code](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Visual Studio Code") Visual Studio Code 4.7/5(2,732) ](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) [ ![UltraEdit](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "UltraEdit") UltraEdit 4.7/5(1,124) ](https://www.g2.com/products/ultraedit/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/pspad/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 20 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) AA Alfonso A. Analista Programador Sr. de BI Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 9/6/2019 "PSPad is a fast editor with tools to sort the code" 4/5 What do you like best about PSPad? PSPad is an extremely fast editor, both to start and to load projects. It comes with add-ons available for several languages and you can also easily add them. It also has shortcuts for quick actions in code editing. It is also great numbering lines, to facilitate the search for errors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PSPad? The autocomplete function is poor, because in many cases it suggests words that do not match the code being programmed. I also consider that the user interface can be visually improved, giving a better image to the tool icons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PSPad: PSPad is easy to use and very fast to upload and edit files. It has complements to improve programming and has functionalities for the implementation of applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PSPad solving and how is that benefiting you? With PSPad we create applications in PHP to connect to the organization's database. We have benefited greatly from your line numbering and syntax highlighting to facilitate error search. It also helps us with its multi-tab function to edit several files at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 9/8/2019 Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Yamel B.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Yamel B.") YB Yamel B. Software Architect Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/18/2019 "PsPAD a powerful text editor" 4/5 What do you like best about PSPad? PSPad is a simple but complete text editor that allows to manage text documents as well as code or development related files such as XML, HTML, scripts, etc.. It helps to the user highlighting key words of many programming languages and markups. It supports many file codifications and offers a lot of tools for text edition, searching features and so on. It supports hex views and edition. Vertical selection or selection based on colums are also really usefull. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PSPad? Some times can not open files dragging them into the editor due to UAC. Despite regular expressions are supported, wild-cards are not in searching features.. Many options and menus, difficult to find some features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PSPad: Try-it and decide for your own. Try portable versions and use it wherever you need it avoid installing it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PSPad solving and how is that benefiting you? Editing text documents avoiding licenses of advanced text editors in our servers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite IS iqra s. Technical Lead Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 1/3/2019 "PSPad - well-known freeware editor" 4/5 What do you like best about PSPad? PSPad gives a straightforward content and code editor for different programming environments that enables us to work with numerous documents in the meantime. Gives featured syntax in the source code that composes inside the editor. Straightforward and lightweight bundle enable the product to be utilized in a PC without slowing down its execution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PSPad? PSPad is only available for Windows . Not for Mac or linux . Also code folding and content assisting is not supported . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PSPad: PSPad is a standout amongst other decisions when it boils down to numerous features and the assortment of syntax highlighting profiles. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PSPad solving and how is that benefiting you? PSPad gives us basic controls and the capabilities of an incredible code editor .Highlighted syntax feature is exceptionally valuable to guarantee that we know precisely the syntax that we are dealing with . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Entertainment](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Entertainment") AE Verified User in Entertainment Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/20/2018 "PSPad Review" 4/5 What do you like best about PSPad? What i like the most about this text editor is, in first place, the possibility to put on it my own macros. And also, i love that it has his own navegator integrated. The chance to edit stuff directly from an FTP also is relly helpful for what i use this for Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PSPad? The only thing i'll change about it is the interface, it doesn't look fancy. Anything else is just awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PSPad: I really recommend using this if you are working with an FTP, that is really helpfull. Also you can use it on daily basis because of the huge number of archive extensions that it lets you to edit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PSPad solving and how is that benefiting you? I own an online server for the videogame "Minecraft". This is really helpful to handle with the configuration and data from it, because you can open almost any archive extension, directly from the FTP, so it makes the job really faster Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Mona M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Mona M.") MM Mona M. Pastoral worker Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/24/2018 "Love that it is freeware" 4/5 What do you like best about PSPad? PSPad editor permits me to easily edit text and codes under windows. I love that I can use it for PHP, Perl, HTML and Java. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PSPad? Nothing to report at this moment. I have been able to do everything I wanted to do with it. It does what it says it does. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PSPad: It is nice and important to encourage good freeware. This has potential. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PSPad solving and how is that benefiting you? PSPad, being freeware, has permited me to work at home even if I don't have more advances programs like I do at the office. This saves me a lot of time, without having to buy expensive products. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Seller invite ![Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad") UT Verified User in Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 12/28/2018 "PS-PAd" 5/5 What do you like best about PSPad? best Notepad ever to use can do from regular notes to coding Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PSPad? I dislike that it crashes sometimes while replacimng 10K+ rows Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PSPad: choose it to have more flexibility \_ from regular notes to Code validations/creations etc.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PSPad solving and how is that benefiting you? we are using as a sratch book for SQL codes and few RPA activities(Automation) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Samara O.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Samara O.") SO Samara O. Executive Assistant Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/7/2017 "Pspad " 5/5 What do you like best about PSPad? I really love the versatility of pspad. I can use pspad for all coding languages i use for web as well as organizing my notes. It also gives you additional options that you wont find in word or notepad. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PSPad? There is nothing that i dislike about pspad. The product has evolved over the years and seems to get better as it ages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PSPad: I recommend using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PSPad solving and how is that benefiting you? I'm not really solving any issues but it does make it easy to organize notes. it also makes it easier for transferring notes to others to edit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Martin P.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Martin P.") MP Martin P. Web designer and developer Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 11/2/2017 "Not that great if you are working with large files" 3.5/5 What do you like best about PSPad? I like all the option you have like macro, different syntax languages display, quick coding with popup dialog... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PSPad? It is really difficult, sometime impossible, to work with large files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PSPad: PSPad is perfect for a daily use in case you use it e.g. for code review. Syntax of many commonly used programming languages is available so it will speed the work up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PSPad solving and how is that benefiting you? Differentiating syntax with color helps to skim the code really quickly. Also, the code inspector helps a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite RY Robert Y. Systems Manager Hospitality Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 1/20/2017 "Excellent text editor that saves me lot of time." 5/5 What do you like best about PSPad? I love the text and line manipulation functions. This is what I use this application for and it does that brilliantly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PSPad? I honestly can't think of anything that I don't like about this application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PSPad: It's a great text editor. It does the job without getting in the way of itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PSPad solving and how is that benefiting you? I primarily use this application to format insert statements in SQL. I am often given very large data sets that need to be inserted into a database for matching purposes. I use this application to insert text before and after a line, remove redundant spaces, remove empty lines, clean up columns using column highlighting and search / replace functions to properly format csv files for SQL inserts. I use this application every day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Hospital & Health Care](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Hospital & Health Care") UH Verified User in Hospital & Health Care Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 9/20/2016 "PSPad will open anything!!" 4/5 What do you like best about PSPad? Love the no bs interface. It just opens everything. I deal with a lot of text interface files from a lot of systems, unix, dos, everything. Has a ton of great features such as vertical cut and paste, different modes to display text, multiple docs open in one interface, etc Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about PSPad? I dont really have anything negative to say about PSPad.. gets the job done Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering PSPad: It is a great application and free to download Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is PSPad solving and how is that benefiting you? I have been able to modify interface files in a timely manner with ease. Many of these are very time sensitive (payroll data, supply chain data, etc). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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