Notepad++ is a free (as in “free speech” and also as in “free beer”) source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.

Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size. By optimizing as many routines as possible without losing user friendliness, Notepad++ is trying to reduce the world carbon dioxide emissions. When using less CPU power, the PC can throttle down and reduce power consumption, resulting in a greener environment.

This project is mature. However, there may be still some bugs and missing features that are being worked on. If you have any questions or suggestions about this project, please post them in the forums. Also, if you wish to make a feature request, you can post it there as well. But there’s no guarantee that I’ll implement your request.

Whats new:

• Upgrade Scintilla to version 2.12.
• Add “Inverse bookmark” feature.
• Add NPPM_SAVECURRENTFILEAS message.
• Fix premature deallocation bug for import UDL.
• Add import/export User Defined Language features.
• File detection : Switch to modified or deleted file while user is asked to reload or keep the file.
• Fix closing several detected non-existing files bug.
• Fix language switching to English not working bug.
• Reduce PostIt/FullScreen restore button size.
• Fix PostIt wrong restore button position after toggling off fullScreen mode.
• Fix crashes on new 11 character long UDL names bug.
• Fix “Save all” inconsistent icon state on toolbar.
• Add new keywords of HTML 5 and css.