jEdit is a text editor for programmers written in Java. It uses the Swing toolkit for its graphical user interface and can be configured as a fairly powerful IDE thanks to its use of a plugin architecture.

Key features include:

• Written in Java: Works on Windows, Unix, VMS and Mac OS X.
• Built-in macro language; extensible plugin architecture.
• The jEdit plugin manager supports downloading and installing hundreds of plugins.
• Automatic indentation and syntax highlighting for over 200 languages.
• Supports a large number of character encodings, including UTF8 and Unicode.
• Collapse to selectively hide areas of text.
• Word wrap.
• Wide range of customization options.

jEdit has many features, is very easy to use and is easy to customize. Combined with extensive language and plugin support, this editor is definitely worth a try.

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