De ontwikkelaars van Crimson Editor hebben de software een upgrade gegeven naar versie 3.70 beta. De update is vanaf deze server neer te halen en weegt ongeveer 1,13 megabyte. Crimson Editor heeft een ingebouwde syntax highlighter en is hiermee in staat om de HTML-, C/C++-, Perl-, Java-, Matlab- en LaTeX-code overzichtelijk weer te geven. Uiteraard is het ook mogelijk om het programma als kladblok te gebruiken . Bètaversie 3.70 wordt geleverd met de volgende veranderingen:
Reduced memory footprint. (50%) but still uses lots of memory Increased maximum number of characters in a single line. (4096->32768) Drag and Drop text editing. Splitter Window, New Window. Supports Unicode, UTF-8 encoding. Drive list in directory window refreshes on drop down. Saves project workspace whenever there is a change in project composition. Saves folding status of project category. [Shell Execute] right click menu for files listed in a project. Prject category names are editable now. Predefined column mode font when screen font is not a fixed size font. Saves workspace windows placement. Follows symbolic links in Open Remote dialog. Increased the number of ftp server accounts. (10->16) Added [Replace All] in 'Replace This Occurrence' box. (Yes/No/All/Once/Stop) F3, Shift+F3 skips current search occurrence during Search and Replace. Search wraps at end of file. (optional) Cedt-type document icon changed. Third quotation mark definition in language specification. Accurate variable detection logic. ("$VARIABLEENCLOSEDBY=" rel="external">") Variable highlight in constant string. (in PHP, Perl, Shell, ...) Hot keys changed. Scroll Screen Center (F5), Top (Shift+F5) Hot keys changed. Close Window (Ctrl+W), Select Word (Ctrl+D) Hot keys changed. Lower Case (Ctrl+L), Invert Case (Ctrl+Shift+L) New hot keys. Next Pane (F6), Prev Pane (Shift+F6) bug fixed: DEL key deletes directory item when project item is selected. bug fixed: ftp file transfer error when the file size is multiple of 512 bytes. bug fixed: search & replace the beginning of line crashes Crimson Editor. bug fixed: find with 'Match whole word' considers a '_' as not part of a word. bug fixed: comment color when typing the word 'remove' in ASP document. bug fixed: screen resolution problem using dual monitor. bug fixed: backup file creation failed in UNC path. bug fixed: abnormal caret movement after print preview. bug fixed: search next selected text in column mode. bug fixed: open last working remote file without saving password. bug fixed: CWD now follows 'File Open' dialog. bug fixed: problem typing Se-Bul-Sik Korean characters. bug fixed: loses project workspace when user cancel program termination. bug fixed: sharing violation when try to open a file already in use.