Programmer's Notepad

Programmer's Notepad

Programmer's Notepad is a lightweight text editor for Windows designed specifically for programmers. It has syntax highlighting support for many programming languages and can open large files quickly.
Programmer's Notepad screenshot

Programmer's Notepad: Lightweight Text Editors

Programmer's Notepad is a lightweight text editor for Windows designed specifically for programmers. It has syntax highlighting support for many programming languages and can open large files quickly.

What is Programmer's Notepad?

Programmer's Notepad is a fast, lightweight text editor designed specifically for computer programmers. It runs on Windows and emphasizes simplicity and ease of use for editing code over features found in more full-featured text editors and integrated development environments (IDEs).

Key features of Programmer's Notepad include:

  • Syntax highlighting for over 100 programming languages like C++, Java, HTML, XML, PHP, JavaScript, Perl, Python, and many others
  • Fuzzy search to quickly navigate within files and across open documents
  • Support for opening very large >100MB text files quickly
  • Customizable interface with changeable themes/skins
  • Extensions available to add new capabilities
  • Portable app requiring no installation

Programmer's Notepad opens instantly and will feel lightweight even when editing larger codebases. It's intended for programmers who want a fast text editor without the bulk of complex IDEs. Its simplicity makes Programmer's Notepad a great standalone editor or a useful complement to other tools.

Programmer's Notepad Features

Features

  1. Syntax highlighting for many programming languages
  2. Code folding
  3. Customizable interface and themes
  4. Plugin support
  5. Tabbed interface
  6. Search and replace
  7. Quick file navigation
  8. Lightweight and fast

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

Lightweight and fast

Good for quickly opening large files

Highly customizable

Good syntax highlighting support

Tabbed interface improves productivity

Free and open source

Cons

Limited features compared to more full-featured IDEs

Minimalist interface may not appeal to some

Lacks more advanced IDE features like debugging

Development seems inactive

Windows only

Reviews & Ratings

Login to Review
No reviews yet

Be the first to share your experience with Programmer's Notepad!

Login to Review

The Best Programmer's Notepad Alternatives

Top Development and Text Editors and other similar apps like Programmer's Notepad

No alternatives found for Programmer's Notepad. Why not suggest an alternative?