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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: October 09, 2009
- Total Downloads: 588,997
- Downloads last week: 7,675
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 202 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Notepad is a Notepad replacement with an eye toward programmers, although it should also appeal to the casual user who wants a cross between Notepad and WordPad. Notepad has some noticeable differences from WordPad. Support for tabs is key, letting users manage different documents simultaneously. Line-numbering is important, too, a feature that nobody mucking about in C should be without.
The interface is much simpler compared with some of its competitors. A familiar row of icons with their mouse-over labels sits at the top, and one row of tabs is just below that. The rest of the screen is made of nothing but pure white space. All the coding tools live in the menu bar, with some represented on the toolbar. Users can compile and run macros, convert text to Hex, submit directly to W3C for validation, launch in Firefox and IE, and more. There's also a built-in spell-checker.
Choosing between Notepad and NoteTab Light probably will depend as much on layout as anything else. Although, forgive the pun, notably Notepad can not autoreplace Notepad, it's still an excellent Notepad replacement.
Publisher's description
From Don HO :Notepad++ is a free (under the GPL license) source code editor which supports several programming languages under Windows environment. It's also a lightweight replacement of Notepad. The supported languages by Notepad++ are: C, C++, Java, C#, XML, HTML, PHP, Javascript, RC file, makefile, nfo, doxygen, ini file, batch file, ASP, VB/VBS, SQL, Objective-C, CSS, Pascal, Perl, Python, Lua, Unix Shell Script, Fortran, NSIS and Flash action script. Notepad++ main features are: Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding, User Language Define System, Regular Expression Search, WYSIWYG (If you have a color printer, print your source code in color), Unicode support, Full drag-and-drop supported, Brace and Indent guideline Highlighting, 2 edits and synchronized view of the same document, User Language Define System.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 202 votes
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Version: Notepad++ 5.5.1
"About time. Freedom of choice"
Pros: I haven't seen a small fast efficient highly customizable code/GP developers' editor like this since Qedit in the MS-DOS '80's in what has become an overpoweringly windows trademarked Microsoft OS environment. Good stuff. More please.
Cons: Still have to watch it in motion to see how it dances. That means cooking for the Microsoft menu. Are we in the mood?
Summary: That's a big ask. More exposure needed beyond intuitive/predictive.
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Version: Notepad++ 5.5.1
"I have to use it first until i can answer"
Pros: the produkt does the computer usable
Cons: I have to use it until i can answer
Summary: I´s a great help in the whole computer use of internet
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Version: Notepad++ 5.5.1
Pros: The simplest HTML coder avialable. Makes hardcoding Web pages a breeze.
Cons: Absence of Site Manager.
Summary: This program enabled me to finish my projects in school with ease. Its functionality and usability are the features that I admire the most. The same features you can find from a well designed Web site. I recommend Notepad++ to anyone who are just st... read more >>
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Version: Notepad++ 5.5.1
"The Portable Version from PortableApps.com is best."
Pros: Customizable Themes ( code coloring / background ). The Ones Supplied are GREAT!
I've pretty much dropped Dreamweaver for this.
Never Crashed .. Had 20+ Tabs opened.. WIN !!!
Closed it, Opened with all my tabs open just where I left off. WOOT !!Cons: NO CONS! 5 Star APP.
THIS KILLER APP IS OF LEGENDARY STATUS.Summary: You need a text Editor? GET IT NOW.
How Bout we get a ScreenShot Thumb up? BTW.. Thanks Don for your wonderful little app!
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Version: Notepad++ 5.5.1
"Fully functional text editor, that's free!"
Pros: Useful for updating text based files such as html, scripts, etc.,
Cons: No obvious cons.
Summary: Not a competitor for real note taking tools such as Evernote, but you still need a basic test editor and this one works a treat.
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