WinEdt 7

WinEdt 7 is a Unicode text editor built on WinEdt 6 sources and compiled with Delphi XE. Users that already have an older version of WinEdt should read the following important information pertaining to upgrading:

WinEdt 7 is installed parallel to WinEdt 5 or 6 and you can continue to use an older version and possibly uninstall WinEdt 7 if you prefer the old version. WinEdt 7 can run simultaneously with an older version of the program. You should not attempt to install WinEdt 7 over the existing WinEdt 5.x or 6 on your system!

Upgrading: From version 5.x -- not really; you cannot import old settings from WinEdt 5: the new version will have to be customized from scratch! Configuration (*.ini) files from WinEdt 6 can be loaded into WinEdt 7 after minor modifications (with a few exceptions that affect Unicode and Language functionality). The "What's New?" section in new Help explains changes to keywords and configuration files syntax from version 6. This document should be consulted before attempting to import your WinEdt 6 settings into the new version!

Registration: WinEdt 7 series uses the same registration data as WinEdt 6 -- you will have to enter the same registration data in WinEdt 7. If you are currently using WinEdt 5 you can take advantage of the trial period and see if you want to use this version or you prefer the older WinEdt 5.x series. Should you opt for WinEdt 7 and already have a license for WinEdt 5, you will need to purchase an upgrade license from www.winedt.com (see the Tables at the Registration page: upgrade rates are at the bottom). Exceptions will be made (upon request) to users that have purchased a license or an upgrade within the last year and to (a few) users that make contributions to winedt.org, or help with WinEdt project in some other way... This is your chance to get involved!

Note: At this stage many components (including old dictionaries) on winedt.org will not automatically install into WinEdt 7 unless they have been updated and they state that they are WinEdt 7-compatible. This applies to all components that involve changes to the Menu and/or Toolbar... Advanced users can, of course, install such components manually and make them WinEdt 7-compatible by rewriting the relevant scripts (.ini or .edt files) in the new format.

WinEdt 7 uses dictionaries (word lists) in unicode format: they can be downloaded from winedt.org. Properly converted English dictionaries are already included in the default settings.

Major new features in WinEdt 7.1:

  • There are now 32- and 64-bit versions of WinEdt 7.1. Users with 64-bit Windows can install either. Configurations and functionality of both versions are identical. The only difference is that WinEdt.exe is compiled as a native 32-bit or 64-bit Windows application, respectively. In the long run all applications will use a 64-bit platform but currently 32-bit applications run well on 64-bit Windows and not all applications offer a stable 32-bit version yet... 64-bit applications can launch 32-bit ones and vice versa. That's why both versions of WinEdt will work with either 32-bit or 64-bit version of MiKTeX. However, the 64-bit version of WinEdt cannot load 32-bit library for Word Web. Until a 64-bit version of this library is available users that want this functionality in WinEdt can only use 32-bit version.
  • If you already have WinEdt 7 installed you should install version 7.1 over the existing version of WinEdt 7 and use Options -> Maintenance -> Upgrade Personal Configuration command to merge your custom settings with the new defaults...
  • WinEdt 7 is a unicode editor. It is compiled with Delphi XE3 and heavily optimized in order to match the performance of earlier non-unicode versions of WinEdt...
  • Up-to-date documentation (including an updated Macro Manual and a brand new Configuration Manual) is now consolidated in a single help file (available from the Help menu).
  • A new Preferences Dialog has been introduced to allow most common customizations (for users that are intimidated by the more powerful Options Interface and Configuration Scripts).
  • Graphic controls (like toolbars and menu items) now use transparent png images instead of bitmaps.
  • Default settings have numerous improvements (including enhanced compilation and preview macros, new highlighting schemes, etc.).
  • And there is more... Plenty of work has gone into this version of WinEdt and every aspect of the code, documentation, and default settings has been revised and improved for this release.

    • Detailed list of changes can be viewed by clicking on the WinEdt 7 Change log link below:

    WinEdt 7 Change Log

    Now you are ready to install the new version. Have fun!

  • WinEdt 7.1 (64-bit) [Build: 20130125] (winedt71-64.exe 9.47 MB)
  • WinEdt 7.1 (32-bit) [Build: 20130125] (winedt71-32.exe 9.20 MB)

    • What would I like to hear at this stage?

  • Any bugs and problems with the new version...
  • Comments on the new default settings and appearance...
  • Any problems with installation...
  • Confirmed fixes...

    • Problems or confirmations of fixes can be reported directly to alex@winedt.com or else they can be communicated on WinEdt's Mailing List.

    Avoid sending major feature requests: they will have to wait for the next version... Work on code folding has already begun and a new version with this functionality should be available later this year.