Notepad3

Spec sheet

Purpose

Notepad3 is a lightweight text editor for Windows, intended for professional programming and everyday text editing.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Free plan

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · rizonesoft.com

Privacy

Rizonesoft says it does not collect or store personally identifiable information when users download a file, and that the update check compares the installed version with the online version.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rizonesoft.com

Support

Rizonesoft provides a contact form, an email address, and a phone number for contact.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rizonesoft.com

Column editing

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · rizonesoft.com

Companion tools

The project lists MiniPath as a file-browser plugin and grepWin as a search-in-files tool with regular-expression support.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Donation funding

Rizonesoft says it relies on public donations to support its tools because it does not have a large corporate sponsor.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rizonesoft.com

Editing features

Editing features include code folding, bookmarks, word auto-completion, and regular-expression find and replace.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Extension support

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · rizonesoft.com

File encryption

The project lists AES-256 Rijndael encryption and decryption in the app and a command-line batch tool.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Multi-cursor editing

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · rizonesoft.com

Portable use

Notepad3 can run from a USB drive, and its portable edition does not write settings to the registry or leave traces on the computer.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rizonesoft.com

Supported platforms

WindowsRead 21 Sep 2026 · rizonesoft.com

Syntax highlighting

The project lists syntax highlighting support for over 55 languages.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

System requirements

The project lists Windows 8.1, Windows 10, or Windows 11, with x86, x64, x64 AVX2, and ARM64 architectures.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Text formats

The editor supports conversion among ASCII, UTF-8, and UTF-16 encodings and DOS, Unix, and Macintosh newline formats.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rizonesoft.com

Windows integration

The installer can replace the default Windows Notepad using a registry-based method or install alongside it.Read 11 Oct 2026 · rizonesoft.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• Text Editors#64 of 827.6