Notepad++ is a free open source notepad replacement and code editor with nice features. It supports syntax highlighting for many languages and has an extension system as well. Developed by Don Ho
License: Open Source
Feature | Notepad++ | GNU nano |
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Color coding | ||
Configurable | ||
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions | ||
Lightweight | ||
Live Preview | ||
Multiple languages | ||
Tabbed interface | ||
Auto-saving | ||
Autocompletion | ||
Block edit | ||
Built-in editor | ||
Code formatting | ||
Column edit mode | ||
Custom Language Definitions | ||
Customer support | ||
Debugger | ||
Developer Tools | ||
Support for FTP | ||
Integrated Search | ||
Support for Javascript | ||
Macros | ||
Multiple Open Tabs | ||
Native GUI | ||
Plugin manager | ||
Portable | ||
Support for regular expressions | ||
Side-by-Side comparison | ||
Automatic Indentation | ||
Command line interface | ||
Search and replace | ||
Terminal-based |