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Notepad++

Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.

Free Open Source Windows PortableApps.com
Lightweight Custom Language Definitions Autocompletion Block edit ... Code formatting Color coding Column edit mode Configurable Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Support for FTP Live Preview Multiple languages Plugin manager Portable Support for regular expressions Side-by-Side comparison Tabbed interface Add a feature

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Atom

A hackable text editor for the 21st Century. At GitHub, we're building the text editor we've always wanted. A tool you can customize to do anything, but also...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Electron / Atom Shell
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Support for Themes Customizable Package Control ... Community based GIT support Autocompletion Clean design Code completion Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Folder Hierarchy Fuzzy Finder GitHub integration Gitlab integration Hackable Integrated Development Environment Interior Design Minimap Modular System Multiple cursors Support for Multiple programming languages Distraction-free UI Package Manager Plugin API Plugin manager Real time collaboration Separated workspaces Support for NodeJS Syntax Highlighting Tabbed interface Unit Testing Add a feature

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gedit

Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD GNOME ... OpenSolaris
Lightweight Autocompletion Extensible by Plugins/Extensions Spell checking ... Syntax Highlighting Add a feature

625 Like
GNU nano

GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers many extra features like an interactive search and replace, go to line and column...

Free Open Source Mac Windows Linux BSD Haiku
Command line interface Automatic Indentation Search and replace Terminal-based Add a feature

200 Like
Kate

Text editor for the KDE desktop environment with support for multiple languages and syntax highlighting. It is extensible with plugins. Features a MDI interface. ...

Free Open Source Windows Linux BSD KDE
Code formatting Support for regular expressions Syntax Highlighting Tabbed interface Add a feature

179 Like
Notepad

Most simple text editor. Just plain text, saves in .txt format. Not available for download; bundled with all versions of Windows.

Free Windows
Support for Unicode Bundled with Windows Add a feature

155 Like
Paper… for writers

Paper is an elegant text editor designed to resemble… paper. Perfect for prose. Great for notes too.

Freemium Mac
Ad-free Customizable Distraction free writing Fullscreen support ... MarkDown support Minimalistic Distraction-free UI Syntax Highlighting WYSIWYG Support Add a feature

3 Like
MS Paint IDE

People joke about what IDE they use often, things like Word, MS Notepad, sometimes even Eclipse, and then often times MS Paint. People joke about MS Paint because...

Free Open Source Windows Microsoft Paint
No features added Add a feature

1 Like
Code Writer

Code Writer is a free text and code editor app for the Windows platform, downloadable from the Windows Store. Use it as a replacement for Notepad and other quick edit...

Free Windows
No features added Add a feature

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Lines code editor

Lines is free, fast and simple but also usable source code editor for Microsoft Windows and great Notepad replacement editor.

Free Windows
Built-in Color picker Syntax Highlighting Add a feature

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Neon Notepad

A modern notepad featuring a 'Keep On Top' mode and 'acrylic design' - inspired by the simplicity and minimalist design of the classic windows notepad.

Free Windows Windows S Windows Phone
Picture in Picture Add a feature

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