You can make Text files open directly in Notepad++ instead of Notepad in Windows 11/10. Learn how to make Notepad++ as the default Text Editor.

Notepad++ (free) starts with the basic text editing provided by the Windows Notepad program, and adds a slew of features to help programmers and scripters. Notepad++ may look like plain old ...

Windows only: Previously-mentioned text editor extraordinaire Notepad++ can now run off your thumb drive thanks to the folks at PortableApps, who've just released Notepad++ Portable. While most of ...

A handy list of 27 plug-ins from the OpenSourceWare blog leans a bit heavy on the coding side of things—which is fine, and makes sense, because Notepad++ is a very handy tool for programmers.