jEdit is a programmer`s text editor written in Java. It uses the Swing toolkit for the GUI and can be configured as a rather powerful IDE through the use of its plugin architecture.

Java Help is a swift Java API lookup program. Designed to be invoked from a text editor, Java Help lets you search multiple APIs with a single keystroke. Place the cursor on a word you want to search for and press a key; Java Help comes up instantaneously with a list to choose from. Most popular editors are supported, including CRiSP, EditPlus, Epsilon, jEdit, NoteTab, TextPad, UltraEdit, VEdit, WinEdit, ZeusEdit. Most others can be configured.