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Notepad++

Notepad++

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Notepad++ is a Notepad replacement editor that adds a lot of features to your standard text editor. Like most text editors, this is not specifically a web editor, but can be used to edit and maintain HTML. With the XML plugin, it can check for XML errors quickly, including XHTML. This is an editor popular with About.com Guides.

Target Market(s): Professional Web Developers

Review last updated: October 30, 2010.

Notepad++ Latest Review

Notepad++ Version: 5.8.2
Score: 121
Percent: 39%

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Notepad++ Technical Details

Operating System(s): Windows Linux or UNIX

Features:

  • Text editor
  • Color coding
  • Search and replace
  • Extended search and replace (across multiple documents)
  • Edit multiple files/tabbed file editing
  • Can edit JavaScript
  • Additional CSS assistance
  • Can edit PHP, ASP, or JSP
  • Spell checking
  • Save snippets of code
  • Customizable or extendable
  • No limitation (beyond a possible time limit) on sites/pages built with the free trial
  • Does not require subscription
  • FTP with plugin
  • XML with plugin

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 5 out of 5
Notepad++ Saves the Session, Member bobwebpage

I used notepad always to do html and css. Now I use notepad++ because it tabs the documents in one window and saves the session of them being open. Also it color codes tags and parameters and text li…More

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