Fast, polished text editor bought with a personal licence
Notepad++
Free source code and text editor for Windows with syntax highlighting
About Notepad++
Notepad++ is a free, open-source text and source code editor for Windows supporting syntax highlighting for dozens of languages, tabbed documents, macros and a large plugin ecosystem. It starts instantly and handles large files gracefully, making it a default tool for quick edits, log inspection and scripting. Developers, analysts and IT staff have relied on it for two decades
Notepad++ key facts
- Category: Utilities & Security
- Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
- Focus areas: text editor, code editor, windows, open source
- Official site: notepad-plus-plus.org
About the Utilities & Security category
Password managers, cloud storage, and VPNs for everyday digital security. The Utilities & Security category on Tools Hub currently lists 562 tools. Alongside Notepad++, it includes Sublime Text, Espanso, AutoHotkey, Sumatra PDF.
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