Notepad++
Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages.
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++ Features
- Lightweight
- Code Formatting
- Portable
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Autocompletion
- Syntax Highlighting
- Live Preview
- Tabbed interface
- Text formatting
- Support for Javascript
- Search and Replace
- Tabs
- Multiple languages
- Color coding
- Configurable
- Multiple Open Tabs
- Debugging
- Built-in themes
- Block edit
- Auto-saving
- Support for regular expressions
- Custom Language Definitions
- Native GUI
- Built-in editor
- Support for FTP
- Side-by-Side Comparison
- Column edit mode
- Integrated Search
- Plugin manager
Notepad++ information
- Developed byDon Ho
- LicensingOpen Source and Free product.
- Written in
- RatingAverage rating of 4
- Alternatives213 alternatives listed
Supported Languages
- English
GitHub repository
- 17,792 Stars
- 3,889 Forks
- 1830 Open Issues
- Updated
Comments and Reviews
Tags
- Text Editor
- Code Editor
- Customer Support
- Macros
- open-file-renaming
- command-line-start
- programming
- development
- Developer Tools
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.
Simple, Lightweight, Fast, Open Source
Try CudaText too...
Reply written ago
Bulky, confused plugin management, lack of plugin support on x64
Thought it was the best free option despite some bugs, bulky interface, slow search & mark on huge files, then I discovered CudaText and uninstalled it from my HD.
There's artifact hoopla about this notepad and the "Combine" file plugin. The plugin can only be used with the 32bit version and has disappeared along with it's download site.. the author isn't giving much info on this, but continues to make 64bit updates. 11/16/22 However Notepad++ has one rare feature that made me install it again. It will allow you to rename a file while it is still open and you are in it!! I find myself struggling in wanting to rename things instantly and I know there are others who think similarly.
It works well. I program from it a lot and it helps that it has a good built-in library. However, there can be times when it gets frustrating and the updates don't seem to fix some needed problems from the early days.
Mandatory application, thanks for the good job!