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A free text code editor that supports various languages and uses Win32 API and STL.

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Pros:

Notepad++ is free and very easy to use. I love how easy the developers have made it to develop.

Cons:

The interface is not convincing, the code that is written often is not very visible and very confusing at first sight.

Notepad++ ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.7
Customer Service
4.3
Features
4.5
Value for Money
4.8

Likelihood to recommend

9.1/ 10

Notepad++ has an overall rating of 4.7 out 5 stars based on 1,976 user reviews on Capterra.

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Martin
Martin
Software Developer in Kenya
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Simple and Easy to Use Source Code Editor

5.0 6 months ago

Pros:

Its free, very friendly user interface and easy to navigate

Cons:

i have to open one source code file at a time

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The Best Open Source Text Editor

4.0 7 months ago

Comments: My overall Experience has been really amazing . Can't tell you how much I am addicted to this tool . It just makes my day every time I open a file on this . The classic UI also is one of the main reasons for me to still be using this after so many years !

Pros:

As an IT Organization individual, Notepad++ is assisting me increasingly more with the everyday work. Some things which I like the most are, 1. The Notepad++ reserve keeps numerous pages dynamic regardless of whether I neglected to save and close it. 2. Notepad++ shows the progression of the content/program, which assists with forestalling committing errors. 3. Bunch arrangement and arranging are more helpful in any event, while working in Succeed. Duplicate to Notepad++ and do it without any problem. 4. It provides additional features such as checksum generation, ascii to hex and vice versa conversions which are very handy for developers.

Cons:

The main issue with Notepad++ is that it does not support MacOS . Also , I noticed that Notepad++ struggles with big binary files. It might get slower, or messier when dealing with those .

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Easy to use but powerful text editor

5.0 2 weeks ago New

Comments: Using NP++ regularly to quickly view code, XML and logfiles it's one of the tools I install on all my PCs

Pros:

Easy to use but powerful text editor with syntax highlighting for many languages

Cons:

extensions manager could be better and easier to use

Tonji
Data entry in US
Entertainment, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Notepad not better than Word

3.0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: Used to creates a list , a paragraph, or essay. But not good on editing

Pros:

Mayne a first creation before word.. It can however be used to make a list and shrinked in the corner on the front page of your laptop or computer.

Cons:

Its nothibg like Word misiinh a lot of action.

Rufus
Technology Business Consultant in UK
Financial Services Software, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Essential Software For Anyone In Tech

5.0 2 months ago

Comments: My job would be so much more tedious without Notepad++. Otherwise difficult tasks like finding syntax errors or comparing files is made easy with it.

Pros:

Responsiveness of app, vast library of plug-ins, find and replace feature is very powerful, block-comment, line comment, XPath finder, recognising syntax for almost every language - it is ESSENTIAL for anyone in tech.

Cons:

If you have a lot of files open, it can be difficult to make sure you compare the two you intended when using the compare plug-in.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Easy to edit or search data in files

5.0 11 months ago

Comments: I love using notepad ++ . It has made life easy to view files.

Pros:

Searching algorithm and multiple language support.

Cons:

Sometimes unsaved data gets cleaned up but this is not the case 90 percent of times.

Netra
Senior RPA Developer in India
Oil & Energy, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Reliable and fast code editor

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: Notepad++ is a lightweight application that requires very less memory storage which makes it easy to use and it opens very quickly with very less loading time.

Pros:

It's a very low memeory application. It supports almost all programming languages. I use it for editing the code and I really like the ease with which editing can be done because of the clean User Interface

Cons:

No features to dislike. I like all the features the product offers

Anonymous reviewer
Higher Education Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

My experience with Notepad++

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: It's the first free Windows Dev tool I used when I was in College and have been using it for 20+ years.

Pros:

Free open source and lots of plugins. Great community.

Cons:

Windows Only. It would be nice if MacOs or Linux supported

Mike
Network Administrator in US
Hospital & Health Care, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best Notepad you can have

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: I am not a coder so I really don't use the product to the full, but as a notepad it far exceeds any other that's out there.

Pros:

The #1 reason I love Notepad++ is that it keeps my notes without saving them, perfect for when I am in a rush or don't pay attention to my battery life.

Cons:

There is not a Mac or Linux version out there.

Luca
IT programmer and analyst in Italy
Building Materials, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Usefull and very complete

5.0 4 weeks ago New

Pros:

Free, complete, with a bunch Of functions. through Adding new language, you can highligths a lot Of languages

Cons:

Slow with some types of file. Addon are not at the same quality (written by users and not from notepad++)

Fatima
Aprendiz in Paraguay
Information Technology & Services, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Notepad++ Review

4.0 12 months ago

Comments: I have had a positive experience editing code thanks to its syntax highlighting, autocompletion, file organization, and customization capabilities through plugins, making it a useful and efficient tool for software developers.

Pros:

What I like most about Notepad++ is its combination of simplicity and power. Despite being a relatively lightweight and fast text editor, it offers a wide range of advanced features that make it useful for a variety of tasks, from code editing to text manipulation.

Cons:

Its availability mainly for Windows platforms. Although there are ways to run it on other operating systems using emulators or virtual machines, it does not have native support for macOS or Linux.

Paulo
Sr. QA Automation Engineer in Argentina
Insurance Software, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best text editor I have used as of now

5.0 4 months ago

Comments: Best text editor I have used as of now in my work experience

Pros:

It is easy to switch between programing languages, and also work in column mode

Cons:

nothing specific to mention I dislike, it is a great and versatile tool

Nilesh
Intermediate Representative
Financial Services Software, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Notepad ++ review

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: Overall experience has been very good. I just feel like there are a lot more features I could be using but I just don't have the time to learn.

Pros:

The best thing about this is that I can run macros and it supports XML. Makes my work faster.

Cons:

Notepad++ has just so many features that I feel like I'm not using all that I could. Perhaps I need to take classes to use it to its full potential.

Ajay kumar
Full Stack Developer in India
Information Technology & Services, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Best source code management tool for Beginners

5.0 last year

Comments: I am using 1 to 2 Years Notepad++ for from the beginning learning point. Because here you can able to run every task one by one So, you no need to change the new files and it' run in completely web so need space n your laptop.

Pros:

Notepad++ very simple to use and easy to authenticate. This code editor completely suitable for beginner. Because here you can able to run very set of code separately. this is very perfect editor for all programming language is specially Python.

Cons:

It's not comfortable for expert developer it's only suitable for beginners. Source code management is little bit hard.

Sasikumar
Sasikumar
Senior Software Developer in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Automotive, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Simple and light weight IDE to develop, analyze code and taking notes

5.0 last year

Comments: It is the best notepad I ever used for taking notes.
Using as an IDE is really improves my coding knowledge

Pros:

Easy to use and install, simple tool, lot of plugins available to analyze, filter and develop code.

Cons:

User interface is not that good, Installing some plugins are really difficult and won't install properly.

Viktoriia
Customer Support in Germany
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Notepad++ review

5.0 5 months ago

Pros:

I use Notepad++ daily for notes. The most important to me that in one window I can work with multiple files in different tabs. It increases my productivity.

Cons:

Cons: works only on Windows platform. And also one downside that it doesn't detect mistakes.

Mitchell
Mitchell
Administrator in Netherlands
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Free Great Product

5.0 12 months ago

Pros:

Not only its free but it also gives a lot of plugins to install to compare for example. It is user friendly and a better option then window notepad.

Cons:

It will be a game changer if this tool is made available for MacOS. The options are good and with more working Mac's in Windows sercers / vm's it

Juan Carlos
Juan Carlos
Analyst in Spain
Verified LinkedIn User
Banking, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

A classic that still works

5.0 last year

Pros:

Notepad++ is always evolving, and that is what I like the most. It has a great nostalgic community but also it is not lacking functionalities. Even there are some plugins that are specific for Notepad++ and can not be found for other platforms.

Cons:

I am a true nostalgic and I love Notepad++, maybe I could complain about the update system, that could be improved.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Ease for code cleansing

5.0 last year

Pros:

Its the best tool to clean your junk of codes. Code modification will be easy for the technical to do for small changes

Cons:

Working the Notepad++ must require some additional knowledge on the coloring and formatting techniques

Diwakar Dixit
IT Manager in UK
Information Technology & Services, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Free Notepad which can give you all features

5.0 10 months ago

Comments: I have been using Notepad ++ from past 10 years. This is a life saver for us as it offers tons of features and addon which paid note pad apps does not offer. I used this on daily basis to compare configuration, replace strings and also it uses less memory.

Pros:

1. Free to use 2. Tons of addons 3. User friendly 4. Frequent updates released 5. Supporting programming

Cons:

I have not found any issues with Notepad ++ as such

Prakash
Prakash
Technical lead in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Awesome text editor

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Overall its very good experience using this tool. It help in development as well as managing text files.

Pros:

Its very helpful tool. It help me to write code of javascript, Html, css, Json and many more languages and provide format also as epr language which is good. And one more good thing is it store all files data even if we don't save that file. And we can install many plugin as per our need.

Cons:

Comparing text with this tool it bit difficult. If we open lots of files then it slow down and some time Stop responding.

Raoul
Owner in Netherlands
Internet, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

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Notepad++ review as a developer

4.0 last year

Comments: Modifying files to make them comply with the eoocommerce impoter, to set up a huge database of products in eoocommerce.

Pros:

It's filter and search function to replace a string of text or look for hidden codes in normal files

Cons:

Some of the plugins don't work and won't get updated.

Collin
CEO in Germany
Computer Software, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The Notepad we always needed

5.0 last year

Pros:

Notepad++ is as the name sugests, notepad but better. And we really like it, it makes editing some configuration file easy and fast. The Macros make the most tedious task easy.

Cons:

The Theming could be better, and the overall ui feels dated.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Telecommunications, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Notepad++ is very powerful tool with great performance

5.0 last year

Comments: I use NPP for developing applications in PHP, Perl, Python, Javascript. Also I use it for processing some text data, comparing files, etc.

Pros:

Mostly I like code highlighting, themes, auto backups, plugins, performance, ability to work with huge files, flexible search/replace with regex support.

Cons:

Some plugins don't have 64-bit version. NPP is not full replacement of IDE, it has no advanced debug features, but for scripting languages is has all that I need.

Boris
MS in US
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Great replacement for Notepad

5.0 last year

Comments: Much better when original notepad even one of Windows 11

Pros:

Marks all the places of changes in current session. Remembers all involved files. Recognizes coding language Colorizing commands FREE

Cons:

Non so far was found in that application.