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Notepad++ 5.0.2

Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment.
This project, based on the Scintilla edit component (a very powerful editor component), written in C++ with pure win32 api and STL (that ensures the higher execution speed and smaller size of the program), is under the GPL Licence.

Download.com editor's review of Notepad++

Notepad++ is a Notepad replacement with an eye toward programmers, although it should also appeal to the casual user who wants a cross between Notepad and WordPad. Notepad++ has some noticeable differences from WordPad. Support for tabs is key, letting users manage different documents simultaneously. Line-numbering is important, too, a feature that nobody mucking about in C should be without.
The interface is much simpler compared with some of its competitors. A familiar row of icons with their mouse-over labels sits at the top, and one row of tabs is just below that. The rest of the screen is made of nothing but pure white space. All the coding tools live in the menu bar, with some represented on the toolbar. Users can compile and run macros, convert text to Hex, submit directly to W3C for validation, launch in Firefox and IE, and more. There's also a built-in spell-checker.
Choosing between Notepad++ and NoteTab Light probably will depend as much on layout as anything else. Although, forgive the pun, notably Notepad++ can not autoreplace Notepad, it's still an excellent Notepad replacement.

Notepad++ Main Feature:

  • Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding
  • WYSIWYG
  • User Defined Syntax Highlighting
  • Auto-completion
  • Multi-Document
  • Multi-View
  • Regular Expression Search/Replace supported
  • Full Drag 'N' Drop supported
  • Dynamic position of Views
  • File Status Auto-detection
  • Zoom in and zoom out
  • Multi-Language environment supported
  • Bookmark
  • Brace and Indent guideline Highlighting
  • Macro recording and playback

Notepad++ Version:

Notepad++ 5.0.2

Notepad++ New Version Change Log:

  • 1. Fix crash bug for tags match highlighting.
  • 2. Fix the huge file makes notepad++ crash issue.
  • 3. Fix adding item in the history file list while deleting file from Notepad++ bug.
  • 4. Fix a bug that file detection options set are not saved due to doc monitor plugin.
  • 5. Improve opening file performance.
  • 6. Fix bug when closing file using close button.

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