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(R)?ex vs Notepad2

A side-by-side look at (R)?ex and Notepad2. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

(R)?ex

(R)?ex

Development

(R)?ex is a powerful text editor for Windows that combines an efficient code editor with an easy-to-use formatting word processor. It has customizable syntax highlighting and code folding, regex support, macros and plugins.

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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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