Notepad++ vs Visual Studio Code : Which is Better?
Notepad++
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
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Notepad++ VS Visual Studio Code Feature comparision
| Feature | Notepad++ | Visual Studio Code |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| C# Scripting | ||
| Customizable | ||
| Dark theme | ||
| GIT support | ||
| MarkDown support | ||
| Mercurial support | ||
| Multiple cursors | ||
| Syntax Highlighting | ||
| Bugs | ||
| Built-in Terminal | ||
| C++ support | ||
| C support | ||
| Code completion | ||
| Code navigation | ||
| Color coding of code | ||
| Electron based | ||
| Embedded debugger | ||
| Extensions | ||
| Git integration | ||
| Graphical interface | ||
| Intellisense | ||
| Minimap | ||
| Night mode/Dark Theme | ||
| PHP IDE | ||
| Plugins | ||
| Remote Debugging | ||
| Ruby support | ||
| Run Android Apps on Desktop | ||
| Source code debugging | ||
| Support for NodeJS | ||
| Supports loads of file formats | ||
| Supports Python | ||
| Version and Source control | ||
| Support for Themes | ||
| Community based | ||
| Package Control | ||
| Python | ||
| Integrated FTP client | ||
| Better syntax highlighting support | ||
| Debian package compatible | ||
| FOSS | ||
| Java IDE | ||
| Beauty and fluid interface | ||
| Spell checking |
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