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Notepad++UltraEdit
Free

Free as in speech and free as in beer, in the author’s own words, under the GNU General…

 Paid

Commercial licence, sold alone or in the All Access bundle.

Windows Windows, macOS, Linux
  • 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
  • Handles very large files
  • Text, code and hex editing in one program
  • Windows only; there is no official macOS or Linux build
  • The plugin ecosystem is older and less active than that of modern editors
  • Paid licence required
  • Proprietary software
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-3.0 License: Proprietary
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 20, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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