Notepad++

Notepad++ is a free text editor that supports a variety of character sets and automatically recognizes programming languages ​​and structures them visually. Compared to the editor integrated in Windows, Notepad++ offers a variety of additional functions and is also suitable for quick and easy word processing. Notepad++ can be used to create and edit text files. The editor is based on Scintilla and supports various ANSI character sets as well as Unicode. The tool automatically recognizes numerous programming languages, including veterans such as Fortran and Cobol, and highlights the syntax with color coding. In this way, structural elements and keywords stand out clearly. The type of syntax highlighting can be customized using styles. You can also set the language used manually and define your own languages. In addition, the editor enables automatic completion of commands and increases the overview of the source code by allowing individual text blocks to be collapsed and expanded.

In addition to normal mode, the search and replace function offers an advanced method that also takes control characters into account, as well as a regular expression mode. The search is not limited to currently open files, but can be extended to directory structures. Frequently recurring command sequences can be automated using the macro recorder. Each recorded macro can be assigned a key combination for quick access. Notepad++ can be expanded to include additional functions using numerous plug-ins. A list of available plugins can be found on the Notepad++ community page.

Alternative: With UltraEdit A convenient editor is available with which you can edit XML and text files as well as PHP, Perl, Java and JavaScript code. With its wide range of functions, UltraEdit is a good alternative to conventional text editors.

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