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What development notepad should I use?

I need recommendations for a good (free) development notepad to work in on my new macbook, mainly for PHP, AJAX etc.

Upvotes: 3

Answers (10)

mote

Reputation: 1449

I would also suggest Komodo Studio

Upvotes: 0

hbw

Reputation: 15750

I'd also suggest trying out Smultron. It's pretty lightweight, but it's a very nice (and free) editor. And, of course, it has support for PHP, JavaScript, and all the major web programming languages built in.

Upvotes: 2

Rayne

Reputation: 32625

Emacs if you like customization to the ends of the universe.

Upvotes: 1

Mahtar

Reputation: 1941

You may want to consider Aptana. It has PHP and main AJAX libs support.

Upvotes: 0

mote

Reputation: 1449

I know you've request it be free - but really, I can't stress TextMate enough. It's fantastic and it's also cheap (around $30). It is well worth the price tag.

If you insist on staying free - try Eclipse with PDT.

Upvotes: 3

Radu Potop

Reputation: 356

Geany (geany.org) is my IDE of choice. It's lightweight, open-source, and I use it both for programming and note-taking. It supports PHP, C, Python, etc.

Upvotes: 0

Timo Geusch

Reputation: 24351

There is also Aquamacs and Carbon Emacs for an Emacs-flavoured Mac editing experience. Carbon Emacs is closer to the Unix Emacs experience whereas the Aquamacs people have put considerable effort into OS X integration.

Upvotes: 0