Notepad2

Current Release: Version 4.0.23
Project last updated: October 06, 2009

The Story so far...

A few years ago, I found myself writing my first PHP projects using metapad. When I was looking around for text editors with syntax highlighting, I have come across the Scintilla source code editing component. I was very much impressed by this project, so I decided to create my own Scintilla-based text editor.

The result is Notepad2, a fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting. This program can be run out of the box without installation, and does not touch your system's registry.

Kai Liu, who has already contributed fundamental improvements to my original version, is maintaining an Extended Version of Notepad2, to support code folding, an installer allowing clean and completely undoable Windows Notepad replacement, additional syntax schemes, and other improvements.

Downloads

Download Notepad2 4.0.23 Exe (x86-32) [256 KB]
Download Notepad2 4.0.23 Source Code [213 KB]

Documentation

Notepad2.txt - Readme File (details the change log).
Notepad2 FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions.
Notepad2 - Encoding Tutorial.
Converting to a native Win32 Unicode application.

Other Modified Versions of Notepad2

Notepad2 x64 Notepad2 build for 64-bit platforms - current releases.
NotepadCrypt - Notepad2 2.0.15 with file encryption features.
Notepad2 MOD - SourceForge project based on Notepad2.
Notepad2 with Lua syntax highlighting - based on Notepad2 1.0.12.
Notepad2 with NSIS syntax highlighting - based on Notepad2 3.0.20.
Notepad2 with Ruby syntax highlighting - based on Notepad2 2.0.15.
Notepad2 with ABAP syntax highlighting - based on Notepad2 2.1.19.

Related Projects

Scintilla - the source code editing component used by Notepad2.
Programmer's Notepad - open source, scriptable, multiple document Scintilla-based editor.
Notepad++ - open source, multiple document Scintilla-based editor with many plugins.

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