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Notepad++ is a free, open source (GPL) source code editor which supports several programming languages running under the Microsoft Windows environment. Notepad++ is hosted on SourceForge.net, from where it has been downloaded over eight million times. Notepad++ supports syntax highlighting for 44 programming, scripting, and markup languages. Users can also define their own language by using the built-in User Language Define System, which makes Notepad++ extendable, to have syntax highlighting and syntax folding. This project, based on the Scintilla editor component, is written in C++ with pure Win32 API calls and uses STL. Notepad++ is licensed under the GPL Licence. The aim of Notepad++ is to offer a slim and efficient binary with a totally customizable GUI. Notepad++ is available only for the Microsoft Windows operating system. However, users can still get Notepad++ to work on other platforms, like Linux and Mac OS X, using software such as Wine.
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  • helloworlder devotee
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    I've tried other lightweight editors but keep coming to this one. It looks great and is easy to use.

  • mynetx expert
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    Of course, the interface could look better, but that is surely not the main focus for an efficient editor. Without being bloated, Notepad++ offers all necessary and more features that you need, regardless of what language you use for coding.

  • Leto devotee
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    Best text editor for webdeveloper.

  • brianjohnston devotee
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    Pros: Tabbed editing, syntax highlighting, code folding
    Cons: None that come to mind

    Nothing beats Notepad++ for a quick and simple editor for plain text or most programming syntax. I use it often to browse code and perform quick edits.

  • tuxx devotee
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    What I really like: The Scintilla component. Multi-editing, syntax highlighting, code folding and much more.
    What I strongly dislike: It doesn't really like huge amounts of data to edit. It quickly becomes slow and sluggish. A pity, actually...

  • roversam devotee
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    Its a very good software for editing all kinds of files:
    .c, .h, .cpp, .java and so on

  • Prince_Of_Hearts overlord
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    A very nice text editor... Good for coding... I'm talking about serious coding :D...

  • heigren devotee
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    This is great for almost anything, and it's easy to use. Love it!

  • SiPlus devotee
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    Nice Gmod LUA highlighting.

  • lukpep fanatic
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    just great for browsing through code files for example

  • Dataajalamppu devotee

    Love this editor. It is very easy to use.

  • Jacob Gillespie expert
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    I love this editor, it's fast and it works well. I'm switching to Sublime Text, however, for the slicker interface.

  • MiKa fanatic
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    great notepad replacement. tabbed notes and syntax highlighting... and it's free!

  • Semih Aksu enthusiast
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    Its the best text editor. Im using it for php coding. It has a simple interface but a lot of features like syntax highlighting. ;)

  • z-nexx devotee
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    the best text editor I've ever used, simple yet professional, with syntax highlighting and all the vital functions you need. Still very fast and well integrated into the OS

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Website: notepad-plus.sourcefor...
Developer: Donho
License: Open source
Version: 5.45
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Usage: 6 years, 2 months, 3 weeks, 5 days, 3 hours, 26 minutes and 50 seconds
Usage since: 24 April 2007

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Rank: #29

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