Features
First of all, Padre is:
- Multiplatform
- Free and Open Source
- Written (and expansible via plugins) in Perl
Basic features
- Syntax highlighting
- Autocompletition of variables, functions and methods
- Autoindentation
- Bracket or brace matching and completion
- Automatic Save and Backup
- Remote Editing via FTP, HTTP, SSH
- Search, Find and Replace
- Find In Files
Advanced features
- TODO list (extracted from TODO comments in the code)
- Code snippets
- Session Management
- Split view
- Code Browser and Outline
- Regex Editor
- Command Line Window
- Integrated Web Server for web Application Development and Testing
- Run a script from within the editor
Perl-specific
- Perl Debugger
- Refactoring tool
- Automated Build and Test
- CPAN Module Installer
- Clean up code with Perl::Tidy
- Create project skeleton with Module::Starter
- Integrated perldoc help system
- Identify common (beginner) errors
- Real Time Syntax Checking
And much more!
You can find a complete list of features in the wiki.