UltraEdit

Score9 out of 10

22 Reviews and Ratings

Community insights

TrustRadius Insights for UltraEdit are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, third party data sources.

Pros

Column Mode Efficiency: Users have found the column mode feature to be one of the best features of the program, saving them a significant amount of time. Some users mentioned that it allows them to work on specific row positions across multiple lines, such as inserting text or number sequences.

Convenient Macro Recording: The macro recording feature was deemed very convenient by users as it allowed them to automate repetitive tasks within a text file. Several reviewers mentioned that they could simply record the steps once and easily playback the recorded macro.

Accurate File Comparison Functionality: Users praised the built-in file comparison functionality for its accuracy and ease of use. While it was noted that the full compare product needed to be purchased separately, several reviewers still found value in the base file compare feature provided by the program.

Reviews

7 Reviews

Large files, no problem.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

June 26, 2023

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use UltraEdit to work on large data files. We also use it to write SQL and PowerShell scripts utilizing its built-in code formatting. Another feature that is very useful is the HEX view. We use the column selection mode often. I like that it has a built-in file browser and remembers many recent files, and keeps the last files open. Overall, this is a very useful tool.

Pros

Large file handling.
Code formatting.
HEX view.

Cons

Easier to change modes.
More right-click options.

Likelihood to Recommend

Overall, a great tool for handling large files. Code formatting is very nice and customizable making it very easy to write scripts or SQL or any other language. It is easy to navigate and it remembers files and keeps them in context when shut down and relaunched. My analysts and programmers all use this editor every day.

Marc Paige

AVP Digital and Data Solutions in Information Technology at GC Services (5001-10,000 employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

UltraEdit is an indispensable text editor

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

September 7, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As a business and marketing manager in our small company, I am the only user of UltraEdit. It is my go-to for text editing. When I want to edit chunks of text, strip them of other coding, or - my heart be still - separate columns, UltraEdit is invaluable. I also use it to access my passwords, so I use UltraEdit daily.

Pros

Search and replace in files that are not open
Cut and paste columns - I don't know any other program that can do this!
Is a super fast and powerful text editor.

Cons

I'd like more free updates.
It'd be great to be able to make the text larger more easily.
I like UltraEdit so much I'm having trouble coming up with a third area for improvement!

Likelihood to Recommend

UltraEdit's powerful search function lets you search within a file, but also within files in a folder that are not open. I use it to find something I know is in a folder but can't otherwise locate.

UltraEdit is SO powerful there are many functions I don't use. It might be nice to have a dumbed-down version for people like me who are using it for text but not for coding.

Mary Westheimer

Business Manager in Marketing at Kevin Caron Studios, L.L.C. (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

8 years of experience

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USDV on UltraEdit

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

November 26, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

UE is an integral part of our www development and has been for years. It is used by all departments as needed. It is a clean and easy to use web design tool. Nothing else we have tried is as clean and easy to use as UE. Training is minimal so people pick up its use quickly.

Pros

Web editing.
Web design.
Web construction.

Cons

It would be great if a total page view, including images and spacing would be helpful.
More automated for repetitive functions.

Likelihood to Recommend

Web dev is its high point but it is not just a text creator.

Marc Shaffer

CEO in Corporate at US DataVault, Inc (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

20 years of experience

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Great all-in-one text editor

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

October 31, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Multiple users within our organization use UltraEdit. It is a great multi-purpose text editor. Use it for simple tasks, like editing large text files, or use the code formatting to edit every language you can think of. Excellent for editing XML files or HTML. It also works wonders with parentheses—marries up matching ones with color-coding. Extremely well priced for all it does.

Pros

Any kind of text editing and manipulation. Wide breadth of support for many types of files and code.
Matching parentheses () by color coding is a huge benefit.
Column mode makes it easy to transform a flat-file into something easily editable by column.
Handles massively sized files easily and quickly.

Cons

Really hard to come up with any areas of improvement.
Maybe the menu could be a little easier to navigate.

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited for any kind of text manipulation. Have flat files? CSVs? XML? HTML? You name it, it can handle it. Do you code in Java, Python, C++, Ruby, VB, or any other language? It can probably handle it.
Super easy way to take snippets (or entire sections) of code and see it parsed and color-coded for review and troubleshooting. The only thing it's not suited for is graphical files or PDFs.

Verified User

Director in Marketing (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

17 years of experience

One stop shop for all your file viewing and editing needs

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

August 8, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My department (along with a majority of our IT related groups) use UltraEdit on a daily basis to troubleshoot a majority of the files we process and deal with. It's extremely useful from opening and viewing the simplest .txt file or review lines of complex code or log file records. It has a create customizable UI and tons of useful tools for reviewing data.

Pros

Great user interface and easy to navigate
No training needed to get started with the program out of the box
Extremely thorough data validation tools

Cons

For first time users the interface can be a little overwhelming

Likelihood to Recommend

Extremely helpful viewing and troubleshooting data and lines of code. Easy to parse out messages and display information in a uniform manner. Great customization capability of the UI to make it work specifically for the tasks related to your job. The dark background on the newest version is very easy on the eyes.

Verified User

Team Lead in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

UltraEdit helps you save time on redundant tasks

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

February 22, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Ultra edit is being used mostly by developers here. It has color coding for a lot of programming languages. This makes it very versatile. It is really a developer tool and can't be judged by the business problems it solves. It makes writing code and formatting in text files easier. It's a big time saver.

Pros

The column mode is one of the best features. I use it all the time. It allows me to work on a specific row position across multiple lines (ex: insert text, number sequence). This is a big time saver.
Macro recording is very convenient for redundant tasks inside a text file. You can just hit record, do the steps manually once and then stop and playback.
You have base file compare functionality available with the software (you must buy their compare product if you want the full thing).
Sorting available with the option of removing duplicates.

Cons

The color coding capacity is rudimentary and keyword based only. A good color coding mechanism should allow context.
With the latest versions, the top menu has a lot of big icons and has a user-friendly kind of look which impacts the actual text window. Most users don't fancy pretty icons and like efficiency over pretty buttons.

Likelihood to Recommend

Any person that needs to manipulate text files and perform manual modification tasks would greatly benefit from it. Same with script developers who will be able to benefit from the color coding functionalities. Basic file compare needs will also be covered by the software. When considering UltraEdit compare text files that you expect to find identical. Comparing files that are different expecting to see every little difference might be more difficult.

Mathieu Gaouette

Consultant BI senior/Administrateur - spécialité SAS in Information Technology at Prospective MG inc. (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

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UltraEdit is one of my top go-to editors

Rating: 6 out of 10

Incentivized

December 18, 2018

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

To my knowledge I am the only user of UltraEdit in my department. I have a continuing need to open and edit very large text files. UltraEdit easily manages these large files without any issues. In particular, I typically edit these files performing a search-and-replace on individual characters, CR/LF characters and tab characters.

Pros

It is amazing at editing by columns
It allows me to quickly and easily search by ASCII character value
The built-in file comparison feature is very accurate and easy to use

Cons

UltraEdit is relatively slow to load
It is not possible to open multiple individual sessions of UltraEdit
The standard toolbar is a bit too "verbose" showing options using large, colorful icons. I prefer a minimalist, simplified toolbar

Likelihood to Recommend

UltraEdit is well suited for editing very large files. The macro editor is very powerful and easy to use. If one needs a quick-to-open text file editor, you will find UltraEdit much too slow to load. Compared to some free editors on the market, the basic individual user license is quite expensive.

Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

8 years of experience

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UltraEdit helps you save time on redundant tasks

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

February 22, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

The column mode is one of the best features. I use it all the time. It allows me to work on a specific row position across multiple lines (ex: insert text, number sequence). This is a big time saver.
Macro recording is very convenient for redundant tasks inside a text file. You can just hit record, do the steps manually once and then stop and playback.
You have base file compare functionality available with the software (you must buy their compare product if you want the full thing).
Sorting available with the option of removing duplicates.

Cons

The color coding capacity is rudimentary and keyword based only. A good color coding mechanism should allow context.
With the latest versions, the top menu has a lot of big icons and has a user-friendly kind of look which impacts the actual text window. Most users don't fancy pretty icons and like efficiency over pretty buttons.

Likelihood to Recommend

Mathieu Gaouette

Consultant BI senior/Administrateur - spécialité SAS in Information Technology at Prospective MG inc. (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

10 years of experience

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