Text Editor

danspinola5 appsUpdated Dec 13, 2019

Notepad++
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Free open-source code editor and Notepad replacement supporting multiple languages, featuring high speed, low resource usage, privacy focus, and plugin extensibility.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Code Editor
Text Editor
Platforms
Windows
PortableApps.com
+10
da
danspinola’s note
Really lightweight, Notepad++ is fast and powerful, which manages to keep it relevant and stand-out amongst a crowd of modern code text editors. NP++ is not an IDE and it does not aim to be one. On the downside, NP++ suffers from severe bad UI – some community members fierce defense thereof notwithstanding.
Notepad2-mod
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Notepad2-mod is a fork of original Notepad2 based on Kai Liu's and other people's patches. Added features: code folding, word completion, line bookmarking, highlighting search string occurrences, more.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Text Editor
Code Editor
Platforms
Windows
PortableApps.com
da
danspinola’s note
I've never used it, but I like the idea of a code text editor based off of Microsoft Notepad.
Visual Studio Code
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Free, extensible code editor with Git integration, AI-driven IntelliCode, and 30,000+ extensions, supporting various languages like Python, Java.
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Code Editor
IDE
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
Chrome OS
Snapcraft
Chocolatey
+2
da
danspinola’s note
One of the best and has a much better UI/UX than Notepad++. It is not as lightweight, however.
Sublime Text
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Sophisticated text editor for code with sleek interface, multi-select tabs, side-by-side definitions, and swift variable renaming using multiple selections.
Cost / License
Freemium
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Code Editor
Text Editor
Platforms
Mac
Windows
Linux
Snapcraft
Flathub
Flatpak
+2
da
danspinola’s note
Another good alternative. Again, it's not as lightweight as Notepad++. Between Sublime and VS, I gravitate towards the latter.
Syncplify.me Notepad!
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Notepad! is the free, powerful, feature-rich replacement for your Windows Notepad. This software is completely free to use, for both personal and business purposes. With multi-document editing, split editing (two views of the same document, side by side, with synchronized...
Cost / License
Free
Proprietary
Application typeApplication types
Text Editor
Code Editor
Platforms
Windows
da
danspinola’s note
I'm not really a fan of the ribbon design. However, Syncplify has some simple features I'd like to (one day) see in Notepad++.