Must-Have app: Notepad++

Notepad++ is a great notepad replacement for programmers, it supports multiple languages and has multiple features that just gives you a more powerful tool for fast editing of text and code.

best part about it? it's free!

features of Notepad++ :

	Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding
	Supported languages : C C++ Java C# XML HTML PHP CSS makefile ASCII art (.nfo) doxygen ini file batch file Javascript ASP VB/VBS SQL Objective-C RC resource file Pascal Perl Python Lua TeX TCL Assembler Ruby Lisp Scheme Properties Diff Smalltalk Postscript VHDL Ada Caml AutoIt KiXtart Matlab Verilog Haskell InnoSetup CMake

	WYSIWYG
	If you have a colour printer, print your source code (or whatever you want) in colour.

	User Defined Syntax Highlighting
	It allows user to define his own language : not only the syntax highlighting keywords, but also the syntax folding keywords, comment keywords and the operators. ( screenshot1, screenshot2, screenshot3, screenshot4 ).

	Auto-completion
	For most supported languages, user can make his/her own API list (or download the api files from dowload section). Once the api file is ready, type Ctrl+Space to launch this action (see screenshot). For more information about Auto-completion, please see Auto-completion HOWTO.

	Multi-Document
	You can edit several documents at the same time.

	Multi-View
	You have two views at same time. That means you can visualize (edit) 2 different documents at the same time (screenshot). You can visualize (edit) in the 2 views one document at 2 different positions as well. The modification of document in one view will carry out in another view (i.e. you modify the SAME document when you are in clone mode, see screenshot).

	Regular Expression Search/Replace supported
	You can search and replace one string in the document by using the regular expression.

	Full Drag ‘N' Drop supported
	You can open a document by drag & drop. You can also move your document from a position (or even a view) to another by drag & drop.

	Dynamic position of Views
	The user can set the position of the views dynamically (only in 2 views mode : the splitter can be set in horizontal or in vertical), see screenshot.

	File Status Auto-detection
	If you modify or delete a file which opened in Notepad++, you will be notified to update your document (reload the file or remove the file).

	Zoom in and zoom out
	That's another fantastic function of Scintilla component. Just see screenshot.

	Multi-Language environment supported
	The Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and Hebrew Windows environments are supported. See Notepad++ under the Chinese Windows , under the Arabic Windows and under the Hebrew Windows in action screenshot.

	Bookmark
	User can just click on the bookmark margin (located right side of line number margin) or type Ctrl+F2 to toggle a book mark. To reach the bookmark, type just F2 (Next bookmark) or Shift+F2 (Previous bookmark). To clear all bookmarks, click the Menu Search->Clear All bookmarks. See screenshot.

	Brace and Indent guideline Highlighting
	When the caret stay beside of one of those symbol { } [ ] ( ) , the symbol beside of caret and its symmetric opposite symbol will be highlighted, as well as the indent guideline (if any) in order to locate the block more easily. See screenshot1, screenshot2 .

Macro recording and playback

Supported languages :

C	C++	Java	C#	XML	HTML
PHP	CSS	makefile	ASCII art (.nfo)	doxygen	ini file
batch file	Javascript	ASP	VB/VBS	SQL	Objective-C
RC resource file	Pascal	Perl	Python	Lua	TeX
TCL	Assembler	Ruby	Lisp	Scheme	Properties
Diff	Smalltalk	Postscript	VHDL	Ada	Caml
AutoIt	KiXtart	Matlab	Verilog	Haskell	InnoSetup
CMake

Download it here!!

Notepad++ homepage:
http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm