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Kakoune vs Notepad++

A side-by-side look at Kakoune and Notepad++. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Kakoune

Kakoune

Development

Kakoune is a modal text editor focused on interactivity and efficiency. It provides vi/vim inspired key bindings and modes along with multiple selections and other innovative text editing features. Kakoune is lightweight, customizable, and aims to provide a productive and enjoyable editing experience.

modalvimkeyboard-shortcutsmultiple-selectionslightweightcustomizableefficient
Notepad++

Notepad++

Development

Notepad++ is a free and open-source text editor for Windows. It supports syntax highlighting for over 100 programming languages and markup languages. Notepad++ is highly customizable with plugins and themes and includes features like multi-view editing, macro recording and code folding.

text-editorprogrammingsyntax-highlightingcustomizablepluginsthemesmultiview-editingmacro-recordingcode-folding