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NotepadX vs PlayBasic

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

NotepadX

NotepadX

Office & Productivity

NotepadX is a free and open-source text editor for Windows. It builds on the advanced editing component Scintilla to provide a lightweight yet powerful editor with support for syntax highlighting, code folding, auto-completion, and more.

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PlayBasic

PlayBasic

Games

PlayBasic is a proprietary programming language and IDE for learning and developing 2D video games. It uses a BASIC-style syntax which is easy to learn and allows for rapid game prototyping. Some key features include sprites, sounds, tiles, scrolling backgrounds and more.

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