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Notepad++ vs EmEditor: catalog facts
Notepad++	EmEditor
Free Free as in speech and free as in beer, in the author’s own words, under the GNU General…	Freemium Free edition available; Professional is a paid upgrade with a 90-day money-back guarantee.
Windows	Windows
Opens instantly and uses little memory, thanks to pure Win32 and the Scintilla component Syntax highlighting for many programming and natural languages, with tabs and split view	Opens very large files with low memory use Dedicated CSV editing and analysis tools
Windows only; there is no official macOS or Linux build The plugin ecosystem is older and less active than that of modern editors	Windows only Some features require the paid Professional edition
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Proprietary
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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