10+ handy online editors for programmers

Original author: Jean-Baptiste Jung
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As a developer, it’s obvious that your main working tool that will allow you to quickly turn an idea into code: a text editor. Time passes, and now we have many online text editors available that can help you create your code from any computer that has Internet access. In this article we will consider more than 10 such editors.

Amy editor


Created in 2007 by Petr Krontorad, Amy Editor is an advanced Mac-style editor. Amy Editor has a bunch of useful options, such as line numbering, syntax highlighting, snippets for more than 20 languages, sharing and more.
Ami editor
» Http://www.amyeditor.com



Jsbin


As you can see from the title, JSBin is an online editor that focuses mainly on Javascript. I really like its simple and clear interface. Any code can be tested using the Preview function and then exported to a file.
Another good thing about JSBin is that it can import popular Javascript frameworks like jQuery or Mootools so that you can test your plugins without any problems.

Jsbin
» Http://jsbin.com

Bespin


Bespin actively using HTML5 is a new project from Mozilla Labs. This is a very powerful editor with many cool options. To use the editor, you need to create an account. Note that Bespin can be downloaded and integrated into any web project by simply adding two files to the header.
Bespin
» Https://bespin.mozilla.com

Kodingen


Kodingen is another great online editor, perhaps one of the most sophisticated on this list. It can be used both without registration, and you can create an account and use additional features, such as the SVN repository, collaboration, etc.
This editor has templates for major programming languages, syntax highlighting, line numbering and much more. Be sure to try it!

Kodingen
» Http://kodingen.com

Editpad


EditPad, unlike the previous editors in this article, is simple and minimalistic. Without syntax highlighting, without project management capabilities ... Just an ordinary page for entering text without frills. I'm not really a fan of this, but such an “online notepad” can save you a ton of nerves on a slow machine.

Editpad
» Http://www.editpad.org

Typeit


TypeIt is not a code editor, and I apologize for getting here in the article. This is a handy utility that gives quick access to special characters such as French letters. Definitely a necessary site in your favorites if you often work on multi-language projects.
Typeit
» Http://www.typeit.org

PractiCode


PractiCode is a completely simple code editor. There are a small number of functions (convenient for CSS, HTML, and VbScript), but this is ideal for quickly creating "dirty" code.
PractiCode
» Http://www.landofcode.com/online-code-editor.php

9ne


9ne (pronounced: Nine) is an excellent online editor based on GNU Emacs. 9ne provides most of Emacs core functionality and now supports XML and JavaScript syntax highlighting.
9ne
» Http://robrohan.com/projects/9ne/

jsvi


Vi has always been one of my favorite editors of all time. Why? Because it is powerful, fast and you can find it everywhere: GNU / Linix distributions, Mac, web server ... Now I can also find Vi online in its JSVI reincarnation. Most of the functionality of VI was implemented in this version for online.
jsvi
» Http://gpl.internetconnection.net/vi/

HTMLedit


As the name tells us, HTMLedit is a (very simple) HTML editor that can be used for quick and rough coding. However, it has a dubious interest for us, compared to the rest of the items on this list.
HTMLedit
» Http://htmledit.squarefree.com/

Darkcopy


Have you ever felt distraught while working on a buggy piece of code? If so, then no doubt you will like DarkCopy. This simple editor with limited functionality, however, has a dark, fussy interface, so that you can concentrate only on the most important: do it.
Darkcopy
» Http://darkcopy.com

Simpletext


SimpleText.ws may have a cool look in the style of the old Apple, but it is also a powerful thing that will allow you to create, edit and save text files on your web server. It’s important that you can host this editor if you want using the Google Apps Engine. This manual will help you.
Simpletext
» Http://www.simpletext.ws
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