Notepad2

Spec sheet

Purpose

Notepad2 is a lightweight, Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting, built on Scintilla.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Free plan

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Integrations

Notepad2 can launch external commands and open files with external tools; the FAQ gives HTML Tidy as an example used from its Open with dialog.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Support

The maker invites comments or questions by note and lists a mailing list for update news.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Founded

2004Read 28 Sep 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Column editing

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Downloads

The official page lists x86 and x64 program-file downloads, x86 and x64 setup downloads, and a source-code download.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Editing

Features include drag-and-drop editing, basic regular-expression search and replace, rectangular selection, brace matching, auto-indent and zoom.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Interface scope

The maker describes Notepad2 as a single-document editor and says a tabbed interface is unlikely to be added.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Languages

Syntax highlighting covers languages and formats including HTML, XML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, C/C++, SQL, Perl, Python, PowerShell and batch files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Large files

The editor keeps the whole file in memory and needs additional memory for undo history and encoding conversion, so very large files can exhaust memory and risk data loss.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Large-file handling

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Other limits

The FAQ says Notepad2 does not support bidirectional right-to-left text and is not designed to handle binary files.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Portable use

The program can run without installation, and the readme says it does not create registry entries; portable installation and removal can be done with Notepad2.exe and Notepad2.ini.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Regex limits

Regular-expression search uses a limited Scintilla-provided subset and is limited to single lines.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Release status

The official page lists version 4.2.25 as the current release and says the project was last updated October 28, 2012.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Security note

The FAQ says a downloaded ZIP may carry an Internet-origin security label that can cause a Windows security warning when running Notepad2.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Supported platforms

WindowsRead 20 Sep 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Text formats

It supports Unicode, UTF-8, Unix and Mac text files, and the readme lists support for numerous Windows, DOS, ISO, Mac and EBCDIC encodings.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Windows replacement

The setup tool handles replacing Windows Notepad as of version 4.2.25, according to the maker's replacement guide.Read 11 Oct 2026 · flos-freeware.ch

Plans and prices

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