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It would be really great if textpad provides an interface to allow developers create plugins to interact with textpad.

The 'tools' feature provided by textpad is good but has its limitations.
One limitation that I came across was that external tools can work only on saved files, any unsaved modifications made to a file by textpad will not be visible to an external tool. Another limitation is that if an external tool manipulates a file opened in textpad then the user has no way to undo the change made by the tool.

By providing an interface to develop plugins it is possible not only to overcome the above limitations but also to allow users to customize textpad according to their requirements

EmEditor, JEdit, and Firefox all allow for plugins. It's a great idea. Not sure how hard it would be for Helios to add this feature. Plugins would be much appreciated during the long time periods when Helios doesn't work on TextPad. Also, plugins can allow user's with unusual needs to get features they want, without clutting up and bogging down TextPad for the rest us.