Notepad++ - The Premier Free Source Code Editor & Notepad Replacement

Notepad++ is a free, open-source source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages, developed by Don Ho. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GNU General Public License. Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in pure C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size.

Key Features of Notepad++:

• Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding: Native language syntax styling for C, C++, Java, C#, XML, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, Python, Perl, Rust, Go, SQL, and user-defined custom languages.
• Advanced Search and Replace: Search with Regular Expressions (PCRE), search in all opened documents, or replace in entire file directories instantly.
• Multi-Document Tabbed Interface: Effortlessly manage dozens of open files simultaneously; view multiple views side-by-side with synchronized scrolling.
• Auto-Completion & Function List: Word completion, function completion, parameter hints, and code outline tree view navigation.
• Extensible Plugin Architecture: Built-in Plugin Admin to seamlessly install community extensions such as Compare, XML Tools, JSON Formatter, and Hex Editor.

Why choose Notepad++:

• Instant startup, ultra-low CPU and RAM footprint, capable of smoothly handling huge log files.
• Seamless encoding conversions across UTF-8, ANSI, UTF-16, with Windows (CRLF), Unix (LF), and Mac (CR) line ending converters.