許多程式、伺服器的紀錄檔案都是文字檔案，日積月累一直累加檔案中的資訊，記錄檔也會越來越肥大，當要查看檔案時才發現，ㄧ般的文字編輯器根本無法開啟體積肥大的文字檔，然後就死當在那邊，這時候請使用
為什麼開大檔案容易當機？因為通常會將檔案內容載入到記憶體之內，記憶體容量無法負荷的時候，就會有軟體當掉的狀況發生，小檔案不會有感覺，超過 GB 的檔案就會超級有感覺，而 PilotEdit 免費版本可以支援到 10GB 的檔案，雖然說大家可能用的機會不會太高，不過千萬得記得有這樣的好工具唷！
免費版本功能：1. PilotEdit Lite supports files larger than 4GB
Edit files larger than 10GB.
Download/upload files larger than 4GB through FTP.2. UNICODE files and DOS/UNIX files are fully supported by PilotEdit
Automatically detect text file encoding.
Change encoding of multiple files from one kind of encoding to another.
PilotEdit will adjust text encoding automatically when you copy/paste between files of different encodings.3. Self-defined file types and key words high-lightening
PilotEdit supports more than 30 kinds of file types.
Define your own file types.
Support line-continuation characters.
Support line-continuation characters.
Define different TAB and indent for different file types.For example, a user may input TAB for C/C++ and four blanks for Java by pressing "TAB".4. HEX mode
Input, delete, cut, copy and paste in HEX mode.
Find/replace in HEX mode.
Automatically detect file encoding when you change from HEX mode to text mode.
Endless undo/redo in both HEX mode and text mode.5. Column mode
A char input through keyboard will be inserted into all the selected lines in column mode.
A single-line string pasted will be inserted into all the selected lines in column mode.
Multiple-line text pasted will be inserted into the selected lines line by line in column mode.6. Endless undo/redo
You may undo/redo even after you switch between text mode and HEX mode.7. Word wrap8. Edit FTP files
Open/save as FTP files.
Delete multiple FTP directories and files.
Upload/download multiple FTP directories and files.9. Multiple-line find/replace
Find/replace multiple-line text.
Find/replace multiple-line text through regular expression.10. File comparison and merging
Compare two directories.11. Self-defined string table
Add a pre-defined string by just one click.
Add pre-defined strings before and after the selected text.12. Regular expression
Regular expression generator.
Find/replace strings defined by regular expression.
Find/replace multiple-line text through regular expression.13. File group
File group enable you to open multiple files by just one click.14. Find/replace in multiple directories
Find a string in multiple directories.
Replace a string in multiple directories.15. Save the selected files as new files with the old directory structure
Copy the selected files together with the directory structure.
為什麼開大檔案容易當機？因為通常會將檔案內容載入到記憶體之內，記憶體容量無法負荷的時候，就會有軟體當掉的狀況發生，小檔案不會有感覺，超過 GB 的檔案就會超級有感覺，而 PilotEdit 免費版本可以支援到 10GB 的檔案，雖然說大家可能用的機會不會太高，不過千萬得記得有這樣的好工具唷！
