What is Notepad++?

Are you a programmer or editor looking for a lightweight program to make your editing jobs easier? Then you might want to check out Notepad++.

Notepad++ is a free source editor with the syntax highlighting and syntax folding. The program also gives the extra functionality to define a user’s own language for the syntax folding and syntax highlighting, and you can print your source code in color.

Notepad++ also enables you to edit different documents almost the same time, and to edit the same document synchronize in two different views. The application supports full drag and drop. Version 6.3.2 features a number of updates including the following; fixing a regression (performance issue), and recognize wscript and Rakefile respectively as python and ruby file.

Notepad++ uses pure Win32 API and STL, which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size. Some of the key features of this version of Notepad++ include the following: syntax highlighting and syntax folding; user defined syntax highlighting and folding; Perl Compatible Regular Expression; GUI entirely customizable; Auto-completion (Word completion, Function completion, and Function parameters hint); Multi-Document (Tab interface); Multi-View; WYSIWYG; Zoom in and Zoom out; Multi-Language environment supported; Macro recording and playback, Launch with different language arguments, and Bookmark.

Any Downsides?

Notepad++ is a great application that makes the job of a programmer and other users very easy. The program has no known issues; and does not take up lots of space on your system.

Want to check it out? Visit: Notepad-plus-plus.

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