Notepad++

kitsrock

Perhaps one of the best text editors made ever? or perhaps one of the best text editors made ever?

I first started using Notepad++ when I had to swap back and forth between multiple applications are text files. I've been hooked ever since, and use it for almost everything. In fact, I turn it on when my computer starts up, and leave it on until computer goes off. I use it for text editing, coding (mostly learning) various programming languages such as html, php, python, perl, and others.

Do you guys use Notepad++ as well? If so, what do you use it for?
If not, what alternate text editors do you use?

p.s. I was going to post link to the Notepad++ site, but they are displaying a political dissent for a certain country's something. While I do agree with them, and even if I didn't I will still love Notepad++ and they will have my full support. However, I refuse to bring that topic to this discussion which is better suited for another category in the forum. (i.e. please leave that topic out of this discussion.)

DjMilez

I use regular notepad.

Simple, but effective for my coding needs Smile

badai

i just started using it for few weeks. i noticed that the indent is a bit mess up. it will combine space with tab. it'll look fine in notepad++, but will look mess up in other text editor.

but i'll stick to it anyway.

welshsteve

For years I used regular Notepad for my coding. Then I came across Notepad2 and loved it. But when I discovered Notepad++ things just got better. It is the best text editor for coding available in my opinion. It's customisable colour code view is great, as is the ability to close blocks of code using the +/- nodes. The tabbed interface makes it great for working on more than one document at a time, plus there are extensions that can be added to it as well.

Highly recommended Applause

snowboardalliance

I like it, though I've mostly been doing c++ lately and use code::blocks for that. Still, notepad++ is the best general purpose text editor IMO

orcaz

i haf been using notepad++ for quite sometime, and its great cause it supports lots of languages. also, i like the ftp feature, where i can simply upload the file immediately without launching another ftp program to upload it.

silverdown

I been using notepad++ since someone over at phpbb.com told me it better to use it then using dreamweaver because there software encoded with UFT-7 without BOM. That was about 2-3 months ago, ever since then it's been my default web development editor. I do highly recommend at least trying it. It aslo alerts you when there is a update ( providing you allow it through your firewall).

r4inm4ker

I'm using it and i must say it's very good editor. You can customize your own syntax highlight easily, and there's a lot of nice features like auto-indent, compare, etc. So i highly recommend it especially for programmers.