CNET Editors' review
Notepad Plus Plus 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 Plus Plus 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 Plus Plus and NoteTab Light probably will depend as much on layout as anything else. Although, forgive the pun, notably Notepad Plus Plus 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.
Version 4.3 includes unspecified updates.
What's new in this version: Version 4.3 includes unspecified updates.
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All versions:
4.5 starsout of 384 votes
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Current version:
4.9 starsout of 11 votes
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"Great"
Version: Notepad++ 4.3
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"EXCELLENCE & FREE DO EXIST!"
Version: Notepad++ 4.3
Pros
Very easy and simply to use, I use to edit each of my website pages 1 by 1 for each 200 pages now i can do it once on the notepad ++ and it takes care of the rest of the pages... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROGRAM!!! (K)(K) (((HUGS))) no adware either like other supposed free stuff.
Cons
NOTHING! well to nit pick I have to type in the stuff myself LOL it cant type for me what i verbally tell it. :D DL AND ENJOY THIS PROGRAM
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"What more to want?"
Version: Notepad++ 4.3
Pros
Exceptional in every way, favorites, syntax highlight, tabbed programming and history, duplicate views for easier programming, free, great find and replace, macros, bunchload of useful tools, such as converting text from this to that, a must have for every true developer
Cons
highlighting a line and going too much up or down returns you to the begining of the line
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"Have all the features i need"
Version: Notepad++ 4.3
Cons
i wish it can display Chinese text on it
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"a very nice development tool"
Version: Notepad++ 4.3
Pros
it combines multiple development platforms in a nice light program
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"light, easy use"
Version: Notepad++ 4.3
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"MOre than a perfect editor, It's a must have!"
Version: Notepad++ 4.3
Pros
As a program development, I really admire this wonderful powerful editor!
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"perfect"
Version: Notepad++ 4.3
Pros
easy to search and replace, it supports many language. It even shows a good formatting for ccxml scripts when you use file type as xmo. Editplus doesn't allow you to choo the lang manually. Natepad++ is the best I ever tried
Cons
It should support user entry for unknown extensions. i.e. if I linked ccxml script to xml. It should show me correct syntax without asking me to do it again for the next file
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"Pratically perfect"
Version: Notepad++ 4.3
Pros
It is actually one of the best text editor and it's free !
Cons
It could get more features like completion code for XSLT or XSD viewer. But we can't have everything.
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"Totally pleased"
Version: Notepad++ 4.3
Pros
Color-coded text, intuitive, a great tool.
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