Notepad2

4.2.25 for Windows

Sven Sorensen

A text editor with code syntax highlighting.

Freeware text editing software download, reviewed by Sven Sørensen
Small and fast editor with syntax highlighting for HTML and other common languages - Screenshot of Notepad2
A Free and Simple Text Editing Tool - Screenshot of Notepad2
User interface - Screenshot of Notepad2
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Notepad2 screenshot
Notepad2 screenshot
Notepad2 screenshot
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A freeware text editor and potential Notepad.exe replacement.

Notepad2 is a small replacement utility for Windows notepad.exe application.

The program's main goal is to add some features to the well-known Notepad application with the most notable feature of syntax highlighting. Currently, Notepad2 supports XML, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python and several other coding languages, along with CSS.

In addition to being a notepad, Notepad2 also supports search and replacing using regular expressions (regex). It can drag-and-drop bits of text and zoom in and out of text.

As a portable application, Notepad2 does not require installation. Thankfully, you can fully replace Windows' Notepad.exe with Notepad2 easily.

If you're a coder who often uses Notepad for editing files and you're missing things like syntax highlighting and support for search/replace with regular expressions, give this little application a try.

Features of Notepad2

  • Basic regular expression search and replace.
  • Brace matching, auto indent, long line marker, zoom functions.
  • Drag & drop text editing inside and outside Notepad2
  • JavaScript, VBScript, C/C , C#, Resource Script, Makefiles, Java, Visual Basic, Pascal, Assembly, SQL, Perl, Python, Configuration Files, Apache Config Files, PowerShell, Batch Files, Diff Files.
  • Mostly adjustable
  • Open shell links
  • Rectangular selection (Alt Mouse).
  • Support for Unicode, UTF-8, Unix and Mac text files.
  • Useful word, line and block editing shortcuts.

Compatibility and License

Notepad2 is provided under a freeware license on Windows from text editors with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 4.2.25 is the latest version last time we checked.


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