Notepad3
A lightweight open-source Notepad replacement for Windows with syntax highlighting and code folding.
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About Notepad3
Notepad3 is a text editor for Windows that replaces the built-in Notepad for programming and heavier text work. It descends from Florian Balmer's Notepad2 and the Notepad2-mod fork by XhmikosR, and is built on the Scintilla editing component.
It adds syntax highlighting and code folding while keeping memory use low, which makes it a quick editor for configuration files, scripts and ordinary source code.
Strengths
- Small memory footprint and fast start
- Syntax highlighting and code folding
- Built on the Scintilla editing component
- Continues the Notepad2 lineage
Limitations
- Windows only
- Far fewer features and plugins than a full IDE
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download and use, with source code published on GitHub.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- Rizonesoft
- Platforms
- Windows
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Windows users who want a fast Notepad replacement for code and config files
- Categories
- Code editors
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
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