Short Story

Notepad++ is a free (as in "free speech" and also as in "free beer") source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.

Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size. By optimizing as many routines as possible without losing user friendliness, Notepad++ is trying to reduce the world carbon dioxide emissions. When using less CPU power, the PC can throttle down and reduce power consumption, resulting in a greener environment.

You're encouraged to translate Notepad++ into your native tongue if there's not already a translation present in the Binary Translations page. And if you want, help translating Notepad++ official site into your native tongue would be greatly appreciated.

I hope you enjoy Notepad++ as much as I enjoy coding it.

Notepad++ v5.9 new features and fixed bug (from v5.8.7):
  1. Update Scintilla from 2.21 to 2.25.
  2. New feature: Non-greedy regular expression (Scintilla).
  3. Add Copy/Cut/Paste Binary Content feature.
  4. Add "paste HTML content" and "paste RTF content" commands.
  5. Fix the inverse of title and message for some MessageBox.
  6. Add "Remove Unmarked Lines" command.
  7. Add "Column Mode Tip" to notice users the usage of column mode in Notepad++.
  8. Make stream comment foldable in php/javascript.
Included plugins (Unicode):
  1. Spell Checker v1.3.3
  2. NppFTP 0.23
  3. NppExport v0.2.8
  4. Compare Plugin 1.5.6.1
  5. Plugin Manager 0.9.3.1
  6. Converter 3.0
Included plugins (ANSI):
  1. TextFX v0.25
  2. NppExec v0.4.1
  3. Spell Checker v1.3.3
  4. MIME Tools v1.6
  5. NppExport v0.2.8
  6. Light Explorer v1.6
  7. Compare Plugin 1.5.5
  8. Plugin Manager 0.9.3.1