The Spirit Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Does anyone know of any good text editors for the mac for java programmers? Im used to using notepad++ on windows but unfortunately its not available on mac. I'm not looking for an ide such as eclipse just a text editor. Im looking for a text editor that can compile and run your scripts without having to go to terminal. Any suggestions would be great! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zettieee Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=notepad%2B%2B+mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spirit Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 I have clearly done that and havent found one I like. Grow up or just learn some respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauntedDawg Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Notepad++ has been in stage of porting it to mac for awhile now, no updates as of late. I use Smultron (Free version), and i love it. It has a Compile Java function under: Tools -> Commands -> Other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_bertrand Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Java => Ecplise, Netbeans or IntelliJ The last one being the best for most Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spirit Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 Notepad++ has been in stage of porting it to mac for awhile now, no updates as of late. I use Smultron (Free version), and i love it. It has a Compile Java function under: Tools -> Commands -> Other. This is exactly what im looking for, cheers HD AB, thanks tried them already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djkanna Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Sublime Text 2. Text Mate. Coda Emacs Espresso. Usefulness for Java, I have no idea, I imagine Espresso will be no good, Sublime Text may be but doesn't have a compiler (in fact none do). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickson Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I know both that (open)komodo can be used for compiling text files as well, but I think those are limited to perl and python. But you can use it as a simple text editor for java :-P IntelliJ is another one that has been mentioned, but that is a full blown IDE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octarine Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Heck, get emacs; it makes the coffee while compiling, doing the ironing, washing the dishes and taking the dog for a walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spirit Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 I really like sublime text 2 so may just use that and compile and run through terminal. I got it to run in the sublime text console, but that console doesnt allow input so no point really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleMassacre Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 I use tect wrangler myself and its freeware. Unfortunatly OSX text editors aren't the prettiest when it comes to syntax highlighting but then again im picky cause I do like notepad++ and the cpanel file managers highlighting but text wrangler gets the job done for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATHERINE Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 Java => Ecplise, Netbeans or IntelliJ The last one being the best for most Yes, the IntelliJ is always good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 4, 2012 Share Posted December 4, 2012 I personally use Netbeans to develop when I am on my Mac at work, and continue to use Netbeans when I'm on a windows desktop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spirit Posted December 4, 2012 Author Share Posted December 4, 2012 Iv stuck with Sublime Text 2 and compile through terminal. I've come to quite love ST2 ha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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