

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
Platforms
- Windows
- PortableApps.com
Features
Properties
- Lightweight
- Configurable
- Distraction-free
- Privacy focused
- No AI
- Support for Themes
Features
- Code Formatting
- Portable
- Tabbed interface
- Search and Replace
- Text formatting
- Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
- Multiple Open Tabs
- Color coding
- Multiple languages
- Support for Javascript
- Built-in themes
- Ad-free
- Syntax Highlighting
- Auto-saving
- Dark Mode
- Debugging
- No Tracking
- Full-Text Search
- No Coding Required
- Autocompletion
- Add-ons
- Works Offline
- Plugin manager
- No registration required
- Spell Checking
- Integrated Search
- Support for MarkDown
- Live Preview
- Support for scripting
- Block edit
- Support for regular expressions
- Side-by-Side Comparison
- Column edit mode
- Regex substitution
- Native GUI
- Macro Recording
- Built-in editor
- URL Encoding
- Support for FTP
- Support for Unicode
Notepad++ News & Activities
Recent News
- Maoholguin published news article about Nextpad++
Notepad++ original creator calls out recently released macOS fork as an unauthorized fakeWe recently reported on the launch of what appeared to be a Notepad++ fork for macOS, after the app...
- Maoholguin published news article about Nextpad++
Notepad++ finally comes to Mac through a native fork with plugin support after 23 yearsA new Notepad++ fork for Mac has been released, bringing the long-running Windows code editor to ma...
- Fla published news article about Notepad++
Notepad++ v8.9.2 enforces double signature checks for update securityNotepad++ v8.9.2 strengthens its update security by implementing double signature and certificate v...
Recent activities
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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.














Comments and Reviews
Simple and sufficient. The appearance is boring.
On the download page there are political opinions. [Edited by dany111, June 13]
Political expression should be free, and it is meaningless to give negative criticism based on this point.
@YuziChan8, If the developer's love for cats, Johnny Depp, non-traditional sex, baptism, ecology, alternative history and photographs of children is posted in an issue tracker and other resources that exist solely for the development and discussion of a specific software application, this is worthy of condemnation. Politics is no exception.
Simple and ugly. Very nice.
lightweight, all features included not heavily connected to multiple extensions
Notepad++ is my go-to tool for both coding and general text work. I’m probably way too old school. I’ve tried other code editors several times - e,g, the much praised Visual Studio Code - but I always came back to Notepad++. I’ve been using it for 20 years. There are also plenty of plugins, but to be honest, I don’t use any of them.
One of the only Windows-exclusive applications that is actually good.
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.