The following is an overview of the main features in Diamond.

• Edit Multiple Documents
  • View multiple documents by opening each one in a different tab
  • Document tabs can easily be moved left or right to change the order

• Open From Preset Folder
  • A list of preset folders is displayed under "File"
  • Click on a preset folder, Open Dialog will be displayed with the selected folder

• Open From Recent Folder
  • A list of recently opened folders is displayed under "File"
  • Click on a recent folder, Open Dialog will be displayed with the selected folder
  • Right click on any recent folder to delete it from the list
  • Right click on any recent folder to clear the entire list

• Recent File List
  • A list of recently opened files is displayed under "File"
  • Click on any file to open
  • Right click on any recent file to delete it from the list
  • Right click on any recent file to clear the entire list

• Print
  • Print directly to a PDF
  • View documents before printing
  • Option to turn on line numbers

• Edit
  • Insert the date or time
  • Insert a Symbol form a predefined list of common special characters

• Column Mode
  • Switch between line mode and column mode
  • Copy, Cut, and Paste respect column and line modes
  • Select a mono space screen font for column mode

• Copy Buffer
  • For every copy the clipboard contents is saved to the Copy Buffer
  • Press hot key to display Copy Buffer, select buffer to paste
  • Keyboard numbers can be used instead of the mouse or arrow keys

• Search
  • Find and replace text moving forwards or backwards in your document
  • Advanced Find can search folders based on a file name using wildcards
  • Advanced Find results are shown in a split window displaying the file name, line # of the text, and the text
  • From the Advanced Find result list, click on the file name to open in a new tab

• View
  • Turn on/off highlighting of the current line
  • Turn on/off display of line numbers in a document

• Syntax highlighting
  • Configured for more than 15 languages and file formats including C++, CSS, and DoxyPress, and Python
  • Syntax highlighting configurable by changing the associated Json format file

• Spell Check
  • Dictionaries for German, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish are provided
  • New words can be added to the user dictionary
  • Dictionaries for other languages are available online

• Colors
  • User definable colors for the highlight bar, foreground, and background
  • User definable colors for syntax highlighting

• Options / Hot Keys
  • User definable accelerator keys
  • Select date and time format, used when inserting the date or time in your document
  • Specify number of spaces for tabs
  • Indicate if Diamond should auto load all previously open files on start up

• Preset Folders
  • User definable preset folder locations

• Print Options
  • Configure Header and Footer lines for printed documents
  • Specify header, footer, and print fonts

• Macros
  • Record a set of keystrokes to replay multiple times
  • Save recorded macros
  • Load a previously recorded macro for playback

• Window
  • Split Horizontally - current file will be in the right pane, tabs remain in the left pane
  • Split Vertically - current file will be in the lower pane, tabs remain in the upper pane
  • A list of the currently open tabs is shown, click on an entry to select the appropriate tab