Syntax highlighting & folding
Readable, colour-coded support for 90+ languages, with code folding to collapse functions and blocks at a glance.
What you get
Notepad++ features
Before you download Notepad++ for Windows, here is what makes Notepad Plus Plus the editor developers keep coming back to — a complete toolkit in a tiny, free package.
Tabbed multi-document UI
Open many files at once, split the view in two, and restore your full session the next time you launch.
Regex find & replace
Search and replace across whole folders with full regular-expression power and a live Find-in-Files result panel.
Plugins Admin
Install and update plugins from inside the editor — Compare, JSON Viewer, NppFTP, XML Tools and hundreds more.
Macros
Record a sequence of edits once, then replay it across hundreds of lines or files to wipe out repetitive work.
Auto-completion
Word and function completion speeds up typing, with call-tips that hint parameters as you go.
Encoding & EOL tools
Convert between UTF-8, UCS-2 and ANSI, fix garbled text, and switch line endings between Windows, Unix and Mac.
Document map & line ops
Navigate big files with a zoomed-out map, and sort, deduplicate or change case across selected lines instantly.
Themes & customisation
Switch between built-in dark and light themes, or tune fonts and colours for every language individually.
Get all of this — free
Every feature on this page ships in the standard build. Download Notepad++ for Windows and start editing in under a minute.