Notepad++

Score9.2 out of 10

338 Reviews and Ratings

What is Notepad++?

Notepad++ is a popular free and open source text editor available under the GPL license, featuring syntax highlighting and folding, auto-complete, multi-document management, and ac customizable GUI.

Categories & Use Cases

Praveen Kumar View profile

QA Tester in Quality Assurance at Revidd (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I was using Notepad++ since so long and still i am not bored of the features. Especially the encoding option helps me a lot to convert to ANSI. Its very easy to use and user-friendly. And can also plugins like converters and MIME tools etc., can also run some programming languages using Notepad++.

Pros

search
Run
Converter

Cons

some unnecessary tools need to be removed
Need some UI improvement

Return on Investment

lot of new features

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Avast Secure Browser

Other Software Used

Eclipse, Avast Email Security, Avast Secure Browser

Richard Siena View profile

CEO in Professional Services at Alcyone LLC (1-10 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Notepad++ daily to save temporary notes while I'm working. I love that all my notes are saved when I close the program. I use Notepad++ as my default text editor. Often, I like to save notes and refer to them later. Notpad++ does this easily and without having to save each note. Each note is saved in its own temporary file or a file name of your choosing.

Pros

organizing notes
ease of use
automatic saving of notes that are not saved in a specific file

Cons

no improvements I can think of
better help showing all of the hot keys available

Return on Investment

Ease of use
Additinal needed functionality of the operating system

Usability

Other Software Used

Microsoft 365, QuickBooks Desktop Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Snagit

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Taking quick notes or lists where I just need a note with no particular organisation. Especially useful for part numbers or as a quick list of things to investigate/look into/fix.

I also use it as an editor for markup languages like yaml.

Pros

Fast to open
remembers where I left off
just works all the time

Cons

More modern icons

Return on Investment

it's free and great
has saved me from forgetting many a thing

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Other Software Used

Altium Designer, draw.io, Microsoft Excel

Sudipto Sinha, PSM I View profile

SAP Solution Architect ( BRIM/CRM/OTC) in Information Technology at Capgemini America Inc (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The product addresses variety of business needs eg. Text and code editing, software development, code analysis, system configuration file editing, creating json files for integration purpose, text file comparison, data analysis etc

I use it to create json files for integration and share it with mulesoft team and they want request and response in json format

Pros

it can format xml into proper format with indentation with the plugin it has
you can compare text files side by side in notepad ++. This is important if we're doing version compare of old code base with new to find root cause of bugs
Notepad ++ is used to do scripting to automate certain tasks. Example. I use notepad ++ to automate data creation in SAP using inputs from excel file

Cons

While Notepad++ is functional, its user interface might benefit from a more modern and intuitive design
Notepad++ has performance issue when processing huge excel files
Notepad++ doesn't have integrated debugging capabilities
Enhancing the search and replace functionality with more advanced features, such as regular expression testing and batch replacements, would be beneficial for users dealing with complex text manipulation tasks.

Most Important Features

syntax highlighting
code formatting and indentation
macro recording and playback

Return on Investment

time saving - Notepad++ offers features like syntax highlighting, auto-completion, and search/replace with regular expressions, which collectively save time during coding, text manipulation, and editing tasks.
code quality and accuracy
Notepad++ is lightweight and quick to launch, making it suitable for quick edits or tasks without the overhead of a larger IDE.

Alternatives Considered

TextPad

Other Software Used

TextPad, OneNote, Coda

Przemek Pater View profile

Senior IT Specialist in Information Technology at Kyndryl (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Notepad++ is a very good script editor suitable for all scripting languages and all kind of codes from simple one liners to complexed heavy codes. It is free for use with no restrictions so it can be used in small and big companies and also single users. The application can detect scripting language and add appropriate language markings and code highlighters witch is very handful for developers not matter on what technology they use for work. Notepad is also very easy to install and deploy in mass delivery. The configuration is also easy and can be applied with no user interaction by the administrator.

Pros

Edit any script
Markings for all scripting languages
Easy to configure
Easy to install

Cons

No terminal to run and test the code

Most Important Features

Edit script
Mark the code formatting

Return on Investment

It is free to use
It is easy to configure
It is easy to be prepared for mass distribution

Alternatives Considered

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

Other Software Used

Microsoft Visual Studio Code