Notepad++
Notepad++ is a free, open-source code editor supporting several languages, offering features like syntax highlighting, plugin support, dark mode, portability, privacy, and efficient resource usage, making it highly customizable and suitable for various programming needs.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
EUPlatforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Configurable
- Distraction-free
- Privacy focused
- Support for Themes
Features
- Code Formatting
- Portable
- Tabbed interface
- Search and Replace
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Text formatting
- Multiple Open Tabs
- Multiple languages
- Color coding
- Support for Javascript
- Built-in themes
- Auto-saving
- Syntax Highlighting
- Ad-free
- Dark Mode
- Debugging
- No Tracking
- Full-Text Search
- No Coding Required
- Autocompletion
- Add-ons
- Spell Checking
- Works Offline
- Support for MarkDown
- Plugin manager
- No registration required
- Live Preview
- Support for scripting
- Block edit
- Support for regular expressions
- Column edit mode
- Integrated Search
- Regex substitution
- Custom Language Definitions
- Macro Recording
- Side-by-Side Comparison
- Built-in editor
- Native GUI
- URL Encoding
- Support for FTP
- Support for Unicode
Tags
- Tabs
- Macros
- unicode-characters
- ansi-to-unicode
- UTF-16
- koi8-u
- development
- encoding-conversion
- ansi
- unicode-to-ansi
- encoding
- oem-855
- Developer Tools
- text-encoding
- oem-866
- Markdown Editor
- unicode-text
- UTF-8 support
- iso-8859-5
- programming
- utf8
- open-file-renaming
- koi8-r
- command-line-start
- windows-1251
- UTF-8
Notepad++ News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about Notepad++
Notepad++ developer addresses security concerns following state-sponsored cyber attackDon Ho, the main maintainer of the widely used text editor Notepad++, has publicly addressed a secu...
- Fla published news article about Notepad++
Notepad++ v8.8.7 release ensures authenticity with GlobalSign signatureNotepad++ v8.8.7 is now digitally signed with a GlobalSign certificate, resolving previous concerns...
- Fla published news article about Notepad++
Notepad++ v8.8 release: new features and bug fixesThe latest version of Notepad++, v8.8, introduces dynamic coloring for Fluent toolbar icons and a '...
Recent activities
- Wexjnbnc2 reviewed Notepad++
This is my go to text editor, I have been using it for many years. What I like - Tons of features, Customizable. The spellcheck plugin also works great.
alecdotdev added Notepad++ as alternative to Markpad - Markdown Editor- VictoriousHeart liked Notepad++
- Jhy561 liked Notepad++
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What is Notepad++?
Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size. By optimizing as many routines as possible without losing user friendliness, Notepad++ is trying to reduce the world carbon dioxide emissions. When using less CPU power, the PC can throttle down and reduce power consumption, resulting in a greener environment.
Notepad++ information
Developed by
Don Ho Licensing
Open Source and Free product.Written in
Rating
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5 news article related to Notepad++Supported Languages
- English
- Japanese
- Chinese
- Korean
- Spanish
- French
- Irish
- Serbian
- Ukrainian
- Russian
- Polish
- Hebrew
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Arabic
- Indonesian
- Estonian
- Finnish
- Kazakh
- Mongolian
- Belarusian
- Thai
- Georgian
- Latvian
- Albanian
- Italian
- Turkish
- German
- Danish
- Slovak
- Uighur, Uyghur
- Dutch
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- 5,079 Forks
- 2818 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
I use Notepad++, and have for years. I love it! Couldn't ask for a better text editor with some advanced features beyond the standard Notepad.
Bulky, confused plugin management, lack of plugin support on x64
I'm using 64-bit version of Notepad++ and I'm using plugins. What am I doing wrong?
This is my go to text editor, I have been using it for many years. What I like - Tons of features, Customizable. The spellcheck plugin also works great.
Simple, get the job done. Quite ugly.
A really nice application for code editing. I use it all the time with my HTML projects and gets the job done perfectly!
It's fine for an ugly-looking editor. Not sure the use-case anymore, as basic IDE can be run on any laptop, and there are much better looking editors.
Also, be advised to update it if you use it, as an exploit was found that could take over your computer:
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/notepad-vulnerability-lets-attackers-take-full-system-control-poc-released
Since 2010, I have used Notepad++ and I love it because never I had had any problem with it.