This is a very old poll and needs to be updated. For Windows, Mac and Linux my favorite text editor has to be Sublime Text 2. Its free to download and the license is $60 if you want to pay. If you don't pay you just get pop ups to purchase it every now and then. You can choose not to. I bought it because it is simply the best one for me and I wanted to support the developer. You should check out the workflow tutorial for Sublime Text on Tutsplus. It shows just how awesome and flexible it is. https://tutsplus.com...sublime-text-2/ Plus, Sublime Text has a growing community behind it so expect a lot more plugins to come with it. Also, here is Sublime Texts main page if your interested in trying it out. http://www.sublimetext.com/