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.NET Regular Expression Designer vs Notepad2

A side-by-side look at .NET Regular Expression Designer and Notepad2. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

.NET Regular Expression Designer

.NET Regular Expression Designer

Development

.NET Regular Expression Designer is a free open source tool by Microsoft that allows developers to visually create, test, and debug .NET regular expressions. It has features like syntax highlighting, testing against sample text, and explanation of regex components.

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Notepad2

Notepad2

Office & Productivity

Notepad2 is a fast and light-weight text editor for Windows. It is based on the Scintilla editing component and builds on the features of Notepad++. Notepad2 has syntax highlighting and folding, auto-completion, zoom in/out and macro support.

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