Notepad2

Current Release: Version 4.2.25
Development Version: 5.0.26-beta4
Project last updated: October 28, 2012

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.

Downloads

Download Notepad2 4.2.25 Program Files (x86) [305 KB]
Download Notepad2 4.2.25 Program Files (x64) [371 KB]
Download Notepad2 4.2.25 Setup (x86) [292 KB]
Download Notepad2 4.2.25 Setup (x64) [351 KB]
Download Notepad2 4.2.25 Source Code [217 KB]

Documentation

Notepad2.txt - Readme File (details the change log).
MailingList.txt - Mailing list archive (with release notes).
Notepad2 FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions.
Notepad2 - Encoding Tutorial.
Notepad2 - Replacing Windows Notepad.
Converting to a native Win32 Unicode application.

Modified Versions of Notepad2

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.

flo's freeware

Utilities and Source Codes for Windows