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TextMate is a really awesome text editor for Mac’s OS X operating system. But what are Windows users to do who also want to enjoy the power of TextMate but don’t want to switch to Mac? Well, since TextMate came out there have been some clones or look-alikes and we’ll list them here.

E Text Editor is a TextMate clone that supports TextMate’s bundles and themes, although some bundles require Cygwin. A nice touch is its built-in revision control system. You can test it for free (30 day trial) or purchase it for only $35.95

Also have a look at Intype, REDCAR (cross-platform Ruby editor written in Ruby) and Notepad++.

To use spaces instead of tabs in Textmate click on “Tab Size” at the bottom of the window and enable Soft Tabs. You can also adjust how many spaces should be used for a tab.

If you have a document that already has “real tabs” and you want to convert them to spaces click the menu point Text -> Convert -> Spaces to Tabs.