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Notepad2
Notepad2 · founded 2004
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Notepad2
Free
Free and open source · Windows text editor
Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch
On the record
- Column editing
- Yesflos-freeware.ch · read 20 Sep 2026
- Downloads
- The official page lists x86 and x64 program-file downloads, x86 and x64 setup downloads, and a source-code download.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Editing
- Features include drag-and-drop editing, basic regular-expression search and replace, rectangular selection, brace matching, auto-indent and zoom.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Notepad2 can launch external commands and open files with external tools; the FAQ gives HTML Tidy as an example used from its Open with dialog.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Interface scope
- The maker describes Notepad2 as a single-document editor and says a tabbed interface is unlikely to be added.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Languages
- Syntax highlighting covers languages and formats including HTML, XML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, C/C++, SQL, Perl, Python, PowerShell and batch files.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Large-file handling
- Yesflos-freeware.ch · read 20 Sep 2026
- Large files
- The editor keeps the whole file in memory and needs additional memory for undo history and encoding conversion, so very large files can exhaust memory and risk data loss.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Other limits
- The FAQ says Notepad2 does not support bidirectional right-to-left text and is not designed to handle binary files.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Portable use
- The program can run without installation, and the readme says it does not create registry entries; portable installation and removal can be done with Notepad2.exe and Notepad2.ini.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Notepad2 is a lightweight, Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting, built on Scintilla.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Regex limits
- Regular-expression search uses a limited Scintilla-provided subset and is limited to single lines.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Release status
- The official page lists version 4.2.25 as the current release and says the project was last updated October 28, 2012.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Security note
- The FAQ says a downloaded ZIP may carry an Internet-origin security label that can cause a Windows security warning when running Notepad2.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker invites comments or questions by note and lists a mailing list for update news.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windowsflos-freeware.ch · read 20 Sep 2026
- Text formats
- It supports Unicode, UTF-8, Unix and Mac text files, and the readme lists support for numerous Windows, DOS, ISO, Mac and EBCDIC encodings.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
- Windows replacement
- The setup tool handles replacing Windows Notepad as of version 4.2.25, according to the maker's replacement guide.flos-freeware.ch · read 11 Oct 2026
