Notepad++ (free) starts with the basic text editing provided by the Windows Notepad program, as well as affix a swerve of features to help out programmers as well as scripters.

Notepad++ could look like simple previous notepad, but it's packed of features helpful for programmers as well as other power consumer.

The tabbed display, which lets for screening as well as editing numerous files in one program window, might look comparable to the bare-bones Windows program on first look. But you'll promptly find lots of options not accessible in Notepad, first with line numbers as well as current line highlights, as well as progressing on throughout features accessible using drop-down menus with a chock-full toolbar.

Such as, Notepad++ enables for producing macros to speed up recurring typing tasks. You'll also locate a broad range of "TextFX" affects for converting standard text to hexadecimal or else deleting blank lines, inserting file as well as directory names with paths, or additional programmer-type functions. Still more options permit for fast switching among unusual text encodings for example ANSI or else UTF-8, with ample of extra abilities also cater to the coder crowd.

Notepad++ is shared using the GNU GPL v2 license. Its source code is being accessible.