Fastedit
Fastedit supports text editing across multiple documents in a Windows application written in C#.
About Fastedit
Fastedit is a lightweight text editor for Windows written in C# and built around a custom textbox control. Source code and build instructions are published in the GitHub repository, which says building requires Visual Studio and WinUI 3.
Pricing is not clearly stated.
Key features
- Tabbed editing for multiple documents at once
- Syntax highlighting for various programming languages
- Line numbering to track code or text
- Session snapshot to restore previous session
- Recycle bin to recover deleted files
- Encoding support for different text encodings
Good for
- Repository lists MIT license
Fastedit at a glance
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Text Editors
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Windows
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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