UltraEdit Reviews & Product Details

UltraEdit is a powerful text editor with 4+ million users and many Fortune 100/500/1000 enterprise customers. For over 25 years UltraEdit has been the go-to editor in a diverse range of industries for professionals’ most important editing needs. Renowned for its power and performance in handling and processing huge files and data, UltraEdit is also a highly configurable and themed code editor with support for nearly any language or syntax. Often called the "Swiss army knife" of text editors, UltraEdit is a tool that no IT professional should be without. From programming and project management to large file manipulation, from data sorting and text record formatting to remote (FTP/SFTP) file operations, from advanced file searching and text data reformatting, there's almost no problem that UltraEdit can't solve in the world of text editing. UltraEdit is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux and is backed by a professional development team and support staff.

Seller

Idera, Inc.

Discussions

UltraEdit Community

Languages Supported

German, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified)

Product Description

UltraEdit is a powerful text editor and code editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux that supports nearly any programming language and easily handles huge (4+ GB) files. Includes (S)FTP, SSH console, powerful find/replace with Perl regex support, scripting / macros, and more.

Overview by

Ben Schwenk (General Manager, DevOps, Idera Inc.)

Pricing

Pricing provided by UltraEdit.

UltraEdit Enterprise

$119.95

1 user

UltraEdit Core

$99.95

1 user

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Verified User in Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/3/2022

"Great tool"

4.5/5

What do you like best about UltraEdit?

Flexibility - ultraedit allows you to customize the software to meet your needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UltraEdit?

I wish I had deeper integration with statistical software, such as SAS or Stata - even syntax highlighting continues to not work well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Phil W.

Head of Software Development

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/22/2021

"Ultraedit has been my go to Tecxt Editor of choice for most of my career"

5/5

What do you like best about UltraEdit?

The nice clean, customisable IDE which makes text manipulation and indeed coding, extremely easy. The regular updates, and my lifetime purchase of those updates makes life very easy.

Their support function has always been extremely helpful and responsive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UltraEdit?

I've not found any issues with Ultredit in all the years of using it, although I was sad when it no longer fitted on a single floppy disk. Although that says more about my age than anything else. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering UltraEdit:

Get it, it's well worth the cost and frankly much better than Sublime or Notepad++. The latter's only benefit is that it is slightly cheaper [ (c) Douglas Adams ] Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is UltraEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm alternating between using as a generic text editor for manipulating large amounts of text, such as test csv data and then using it as an IDE with build in FTP, syntax highlighting, etc.

The benefits I've mostly seen are extremely intuitive and fast controls that enable me to work at an increased pace. I've been a cod monkey for twenty plus years now, and this product has followed me around since I first discovered it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Afrah M.

Senior Coding Instructor

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/18/2022

"Great experience with Ultraedit"

5/5

What do you like best about UltraEdit?

Best text editor in town, very easy to use and dependable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UltraEdit?

Security is lesser compared to other text editors like notepad, need to add more features like showing the snippets Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

David B.

Band Instructor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/18/2017

"UltraEdit is great for many many things, one of my most versatile tools!"

5/5

What do you like best about UltraEdit?

I love working with UltraEdit -- it is now my go-to text editor. It is the editor in which I edit and create pages for my website. It allows me to see the changes immediately, and the FTP function makes moving things between my computer and my website. The number of different programming languages it supports is excellent. The frequency of updates is impressive, and they are all very substantive updates. Well worth the price. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UltraEdit?

There is nothing that I dislike about Ultraedit! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering UltraEdit:

Ultraedit is the perfect tool for programmers and HTML designers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is UltraEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have been able to keep my web-site up to date and make changes in my html without resorting to 3rd-party website tools so my html is lean and efficient. Ultraedit is also my go-to program for plain text when I need it. The FTP functions are wonderful for moving things between my computer and my website. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Henry W.

IT Professional,Project Manager,Business Analyst; ASM (251) ®, ITIL ®, SAP B1 ®, LeanSixSigma ®

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/24/2021

"Excellent and More"

5/5

What do you like best about UltraEdit?

I have been using IDM products especially Ultraedit for years now on WIndows, Mac and Linux. It has been my go to editor (and more) since the beginning. I have used it for reading and formatting files, comparing data, etc, etc. The sky seems to be the limit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UltraEdit?

None. The IDM folks and their products are the BEST; par none. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is UltraEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

Increased creative time, proper editing and saving of multiple file types and now with cloud storage to save settings and other bits of data. While it is a developers tools, I have also used across common formats of data with success and in this it has helped me to serve my customers better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Todd D.

Director Development Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/22/2021

"Best Editor Ever!"

5/5

What do you like best about UltraEdit?

An editor that I can use on any development project. It is fast and has every feature I need. When I am developing I can jump to any solution I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UltraEdit?

Nothing UltraEdit does everything I need it to and it is easy to use and has the feature and funtions I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering UltraEdit:

If you need an editor that can open any file regardless of the size or application it was created with then UltraEdit is for you. I have been using it for years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is UltraEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

I can open any file in any project solution and make quick and easy changes. Also, there are times when you need to look at HEX, and it is a simple one-click to do that. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Stacey L.

Sr. Customer Success Manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/11/2021

"The best editor and one of the first things I install on new computers."

5/5

What do you like best about UltraEdit?

I started using UltraEdit 20ish years ago when I was managing EDI files. UltraEdit made it easy to work with and validate fixed width files. It is very fast to start up and use. It's intuitive and continually improves. I use it today to look at and edit everything from JSON and XML files to JavaScript. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UltraEdit?

The only thing that comes to mind as far as dislike, is that there is a full suite of tools and sometimes I am unsure why I should use UltraEdit vs UltraStudio. I would really like all of the tools to be together. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering UltraEdit:

It's cross platform, the few times I have needed to access support they have been super responsive. All in all - one of the few tools I use on a regular basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is UltraEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

UltraEdit - in my initial use - made it possible to easily deal with large numbers of files. Now I use it for everything including editing JS files, working with queries and general text editing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Robert M.

Senior Consultant

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/22/2022

"Excellent program and excellent customer service"

5/5

What do you like best about UltraEdit?

UltraEdit is fast, powerful, intuitive, and necessary to troubleshoot problems with data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UltraEdit?

There is nothing to criticize with UltraEdit, and I am working with a five-year-old version! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is UltraEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

I submitted an old data file to a vendor. Instead of providing an error code pointing to the faulty record, the file caused their system to crash. I could see nothing wrong with the file on my end. I bought UltraEdit and located an unprintable character in a free-text field. Using UltraEdit, I removed the unprintable character and resent the file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Barry L.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

2/26/2018

"Even 20 years into the next century effectively manipulating text files is STILL sooo NECESSARY"

5/5

What do you like best about UltraEdit?

I have been using Ultra-Edit for over 20 years. It is, without a doubt the, most adaptable, reliable text editor EVER. When I first started, I found its simplicity and intuitive nature to be what I liked best. Still, now with the myriad of coding choices appearing almost daily, it is nice to know that the one tool I rely upon embraces the chaos of the impossibly dynamic game of syntax. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UltraEdit?

There have been many, MANY, additional features added to the tool over the years. While I am sure SOME developers need these features, but for a simple developer like myself, It can slow down access to the elegant simplicity on which I rely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering UltraEdit:

This is to developers what hammer and saw are to carpenters...if it ain't in your toolbox you cannot properly hone your craft! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is UltraEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

Today I am about to abandon the proprietary application generation tools that have served us so well over the past 20+ years and enter the world of One-Size-does-not-fit-anyone to accomplish the Custom Fit that all my customers deserve. Because IDM's Ultra-edit has so adeptly adapted to coding dynamics, I am, just today, ALL in with IDM ALL Access. I expect that now I will be able to build the kinds of things that are needed instead of merely providing what is available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rolf B.

Selbstständig

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/25/2021

"Good editor for all purposes"

5/5

What do you like best about UltraEdit?

The editor does not lose the data and windows even if it is closed, and you can continue working where you left off. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about UltraEdit?

I'm not too fond of the fact that programs disappear from the suite and that the newly added programs are only activated for us through a subsequent purchase. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.