UltraEdit v17.20....
The biggest update of the year is now available!

Brace yourself for the biggest update of UltraEdit this year! While UltraEdit v17.20 includes some powerful new functionality, we think you'll be most excited about the generous installment of usability and workflow improvements. This version of UltraEdit delivers some of your most highly requested changes, from project and workspace management changes to display enhancements...from Find/Replace in Files to scripting and macro improvements, and beyond!

New: Active column highlighting

If you work frequently in column mode, then you're going to love the new active column highlighting feature! The active column highlight works essentially the same as the active line highlight, indicating on what column the text insertion caret is positioned. This new feature is designed to help you quickly visually reorient your position within the active file.

Screenshot of Active Column Highlighting in v17.20

You can toggle active column highlighting via toolbar, menu, or key mapping command. You can configure its color and state in View -> Set Colors.

Screenshot of Active Column Highlighting in v17.20

Enhanced: Find in Files/Replace in Files functionality

Save time with the new "Open matching files" feature in v17.20! Need to open all files in a directory containing a target search string or regex? No problem; check the inconspicuous but convenient "Open matching files" option in in the Find in Files dialog and let UltraEdit open them for you.

Screenshot of new Find in Files feature in v17.20

Two new and welcome additions to Find in Files are the new "Dm" and "Dc" variables for output. The new "$Dm" and "$Dc" output format template options allow you to include a file's Date Modified and Date Created information (respectively) in the Find in Files output. You can configure this in Advanced -> Configuration -> Search -> Set Find Output Format.

Screenshot of new Find in Files feature in v17.20

New: Highlighting support for Python

Python lovers rejoice! This release includes a Python wordfile as part of wordfile defaults, so you can get syntax highlighting, brace matching, auto-indentation, function listing, etc., in your Python source files.

Screenshot of Python syntax highlighting in v17.20

New: Editor display features

Sometimes small changes can be a big deal. We think this is the case with the new Selected Bytes/Lines feature; information that previously required a custom script to obtain is now readily available for you in the status bar. This feature will automatically activate in the "File Size" status bar space, and then restore file size information when the selection is canceled.

Screenshot of new editor display features in v17.20

Screenshot of new file tab icons in v17.20 Another small but helpful improvement is the new file status icon set. Unsaved files now have a more obvious file tab indicator, while saved files are slightly more subdued. This increase in contrast is also helpful for users who may be colorblind.

New: Scripting functionality

Like the release before it, v17.20 includes some big additions to scripting. The following new scripting methods are available in v17.20 (these are also all available in macros):

// cancels the current selection (if any) without changing caret position
UltraEdit.activeDocument.cancelSelect();

// moves caret to end of previous word
UltraEdit.activeDocument.gotoEndOfPrevWord();

// selects from current position to end of previous word
UltraEdit.activeDocument.gotoEndOfPrevWordSelect();

// moves caret to end of next word
UltraEdit.activeDocument.gotoEndOfNextWord();

// selects from current position to end of next word
UltraEdit.activeDocument.gotoEndOfNextWordSelect();

Enhanced: Redesigned "Check for Updates" dialog and messaging

Screenshot of Check for Updates in v17.20 It's never been clearer whether or not an UltraEdit update is free for you. V17.20 includes a complete re-working of registration and update dialogs to make it easy and hassle-free to stay current.