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Notepad NextNotepad3
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.

 Free

Free to download and use, with source code published on GitHub.

Windows, macOS, Linux Windows
  • Familiar Notepad++ style editing on more platforms
  • Open source with an active community
  • Small memory footprint and fast start
  • Syntax highlighting and code folding
  • Developer warns against using it for critically important work
  • Some features are buggy or only partly implemented
  • Windows only
  • Far fewer features and plugins than a full IDE
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

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