Not only BBEdit is used by thousands of developers out there but it is also used by many writers as the software provides features for editing, searching, and manipulation of prose, source code, and textual data. Cons: Aimed mostly at front-end developers Lacks a few useful text editor commands Download: Free 4. If you are into web development, you should definitely try Brackets. Since Brackets is an Adobe product, it works really well with other Adobe products. This feature allows developers to keep an eye on their code and stops them from making any drastic mistakes. Adobe has developed Brackets as an open-source project which is supported by its active and passionate community. While this text editor has been designed by Adobe, which is famous for its subscription pricing model, Brackets is a completely free text editor.