jEdit overview

jEdit is a mature programmer's text editor.
# Written in Java, so it runs on Mac OS X, OS/2, Unix, VMS and Windows.
# Built-in macro language; extensible plugin architecture. Dozens of macros and plugins available.
# Plugins can be downloaded and installed from within jEdit using the "plugin manager" feature.
# Auto indent, and syntax highlighting for more than 130 languages.
# Supports a large number of character encodings including UTF8 and Unicode.
# Folding for selectively hiding regions of text.
# Word wrap.
# Highly configurable and customizable.
# Every other feature, both basic and advanced, you would expect to find in a text editor.