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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: September 20, 2009
- Total Downloads: 552,325
- Downloads last week: 6,178
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 203 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 of Notepad++ 5.5
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 203 votes
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Version: Notepad++ 5.5
"Solid replacement for Notepad."
Pros: Provides added features and functionality without any bloat.
Cons: None whatsoever.
Summary: No reason not to replace Notepad with this application. Works as advertised and provides additional functionality.
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Version: Notepad++ 5.5
"Should replace Notepad in all standard computers!!!"
Pros: The program automatically highlights text based on function, making discerning codes from styles and actual text a whole lot simpler. Line numbers also aid in keeping track of where the code is being placed. Hundreds of uses!
Cons: Manuals would make it much easier to understand, but with basic coding knowledge it is still very useful.
Summary: This is a great program that should really come preinstalled on computers instead of the standard notepad.
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Version: Notepad++ 5.5
"Better than Notepad in every way possible."
Pros: Fast, useful beyond belief, tons of features.
Cons: The new icon in this version is kind of a strange one.
Summary: This program is all you need for simple text editing. Especially useful for looking at code of any kind, like HTML, or programming source code. It has syntax highlighting for every language imaginable.
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Version: Notepad++ 5.5
"Very good editor with lots of abilities"
Pros: Fast, easy to use, many functionalities
Cons: I still do not know most of the functionalities; if there were manuals it will be very good
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