Notepad++ Text Editor

Notepad++ is a free and open-source text and source code editor for Windows that supports tabbed editing, syntax highlighting, and a wide range of programming languages and file formats. Created by Don Ho in 2003 and developed by a community of contributors, Notepad++ is written in C++ using the Win32 API and STL, resulting in a small, fast, and resource-efficient application. As of 2024, it has been downloaded over 30 million times and is one of the most popular text editors for Windows. Key features: syntax highlighting for over 80 programming and markup languages including C, C++, Java, C#, Python, JavaScript, HTML, XML, CSS, PHP, SQL, Assembly, and many more. Code folding: collapse and expand code blocks for easier navigation of large files. Multi-document tabbed interface: edit multiple files simultaneously in tabs with drag-and-drop reordering. Multi-view: split-screen editing of the same document or different documents side-by-side. Search and replace: full regular expression search (PCRE), find in files (directory-wide search across multiple files), incremental search, and bookmark lines. Auto-completion: word completion, function parameter hint, and path auto-completion. Macro recording and playback: record a sequence of keystrokes and replay them. Plugin system: over 150 official and community plugins for additional functionality including FTP/SFTP editing, hex editing, JSON/XML formatting, code snippets, and document comparison. Encoding support: UTF-8, UTF-16, ANSI, and various code pages with conversion. Document map for quick navigation. Zoom in/out. GPL (editor) with GPL/LGPL/MPL (Scintilla component).