Notepad is the barebones text editor that most of us have used at some point or another in all the time we have been using computers. The piece of software found on each and every Windows computer is a veritable grandfather: Notepad has been included with every version of Microsoft Windows since Windows 1.0, released back in 1985. Notepad is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. The best plain text editor for Windows Guest. Jul 2016. 1 agrees and 1 disagrees Disagree Agree.
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.
Windows 10 Notepad Replacement
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.
Windows 10 Notepad Replacement
Notepad2 can edit PHP files, edit HTML documents and highlight syntax.
Features and highlights
- 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
- Drag & drop text editing inside and outside Notepad2
- Basic regular expression search and replace
- Useful word, line and block editing shortcuts
- Rectangular selection (Alt Mouse)
- Brace matching, auto indent, long line marker, zoom functions
- Support for Unicode, UTF-8, Unix and Mac text files
- Open shell links
- Mostly adjustable
Notepad2 on 32-bit and 64-bit PCs
Notepad Windows 7 Download
This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system on a laptop or desktop PC from text editors without restrictions. Notepad2 4.2.25 is available to all software users as a free download for Windows 10 PCs but also without a hitch on Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Filed under:- Notepad2 Download
- Freeware Text Editors
- Major release: Notepad2 4.2
- Text Editing Software
