What development notepad should I use?

Question

I need recommendations for a good (free) development notepad to work in on my new macbook, mainly for PHP, AJAX etc.

Answer 1

TextWrangler is a free Mac text editor, which has PHP support built-in.

Answer 2

I know you've request it be free - but really, I can't stress TextMate enough. It's fantastic and it's also cheap (around $30). It is well worth the price tag.

If you insist on staying free - try Eclipse with PDT.