Notepad4
A lightweight Scintilla-based text editor for Windows with syntax highlighting, folding and auto-completion.
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About Notepad4
Notepad4, also described as Notepad2x2 or Notepad2++, is a small text editor for Windows built on the Scintilla editing component. It offers syntax highlighting, code folding, auto-completion and API lists for many programming languages and document formats.
It comes bundled with matepath, a file browser plugin. It suits people who want a quick Notepad replacement that opens instantly but still understands source code, without the tabs and plugin system of heavier editors.
Strengths
- Lightweight and quick to start
- Syntax highlighting, code folding and auto-completion for many languages
- Bundled matepath file browser
- Actively developed, with thousands of commits
Limitations
- Windows only
- Single-document design rather than a tabbed or project-based editor
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- zufuliu
- 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 text 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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