New in Version 15.4

October 13, 2015

Improved Speed

EmEditor is constantly improving its speed to execute tasks. This new version has greatly improved the speed ofDelete Bookmarked Lines command andCompare command.

Test results:

v15.3.0v15.4.0
Delete bookmarked lines *117.6 seconds0.09 seconds
Compare *266 seconds0.39 seconds


*1 1,000,000 line text file, 49,401 bookmarks.
*2 200,000 line text file, 1,600 differences.
Windows 10 (64-bit) Core i7-4790 16GB RAM

More CSV Related Features

The new version allows you to sort text at the current column by the number of words. You can simply use theSort Fewest to Most Words andSort Most to Fewest Words radio buttons in theSort by Multiple Columns dialog box.

Moreover, in theJoin CSV dialog box, theSimply Merge (No Keys) check box was added so that you can merge two CSV documents without any key.

Remember Visited Links

EmEditor v15.4 allows you to remember all theURLs,mail addresses, andFind in Files hyperlinks that you have visited. You either enable or disable the feature using the Remember Visited Links check box in theLink tab of configuration properties.

You can also customize the color used to highlightvisited URLs,mail addresses, andFind in Files hyperlinks in theDisplay tab of configuration properties

Other New Features

New features

  • Added thebase64 encoding related commands (see New Commands below).

New options

  • TheAlways Show 1 Line above/below Cursor check box was added to theScroll tab of configuration properties.
  • TheMarks tab of theCustomize dialog box was renamed toMarks/Format, and allows you to set thedate/time formats used when you insert time and date.
  • TheApply to All check box was added to the dialog box displayed when invalid characters were contained in a file when opening a file.

New commands

  • Base64 to Plain Text (Current Encoding)
  • Plain Text to Base64 (Current Encoding)
  • Base64 to Plain Text (UTF-8)
  • Plain Text to Base64 (UTF-8)
  • Base64 to Binary File
  • Binary File to Base64
  • Sort Fewest to Most Words
  • Sort Most to Fewest Words
  • Clear Visited Link History

Plug-in New Features

  • View Lines andPages were added to thequery type in theWord Count plug-in.

Plug-in API New Features

  • The EI_GET_PRINT_PAGES parameter was added to the EE_INFO message (Editor_Info inline function).
  • EEID_DECODE_BASE64, EEID_ENCODE_BASE64, EEID_DECODE_BASE64_UTF8, EEID_ENCODE_BASE64_UTF8, EEID_DECODE_BASE64_BINARY, EEID_ENCODE_BASE64_BINARY, EEID_SORT_WORDS_A, EEID_SORT_WORDS_D, and EEID_CLEAR_VISIT_HISTORY commands were added.

Macro New Features

  • TheeeJoinSimpleMerge flag was added to theJoinmethod.