Notepad++ is awesome! kudos to the developer, one of those must have replacements on windows ππ
this post was submitted on 28 Nov 2023
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Multi-edit is huge. It's literally THE reason why I use sublime text from time to time.
I frequently copy text from NP++ to sublime. do a multi edit, then copy it back over multiple times a day.
Genuine question, why use both Sublime and NP++?
Multi-edit?
Why bother with NP++ if you already own sublime, which is arguably equivalent or better, is my question. I use Sublime and I am wondering what feature could be missing to justify still having NP++ installed.
I donβt own sublime.
But even if I did I prefer it over sublime most of the time. Hence copying stuff into it, multi editing, then copying it back over.
From just the little things like NP++ actually supporting windows 11s right click menu, to liking notepads find and replace options better. To stupid things like I think sublime is ugly as hell. Which really says something with how basic NP++ looks.
Can you use Sublime in evaluation mode?
Yes and thereβs virtually no limitations. Every other time youβd hit save youβd get a βplease buy meβ message, but I think even thatβs gone now in later versions of sublime.
I have 200 unsaved notes just waiting in the memory guillotine for when something accidentally wipes them. I salute you, Notepad++.
It's so bad but so good. It's like a poweruser variation of keeping important stuff in the recycle bin.
White knuckle, tightrope note taking. I just do it for the rush.
If you can't lose all your work in a freak data corruption incident are you even working?
My physical notepads aren't much better, every page is a new context, and despite my best efforts they don't seem to be in chronological order.
Todays notes are on top but everything older is "somewhere".
I've restored my N++ session of unsaved notes from backup more than once.
NPP is indispensable, it is the Windows killer-app.
Congrats on the release!
Congratulations to everyone involved! I don't use Windows anymore, but when I did, NPP was one of the first things to get installed. Super useful.
Same. I wonder if they'll create a Linux port at some point (GTK themes?), because there just isn't anything quite like it.
Look up notepadqq, these guys are doing a Qt port. But you can also use Kate or VSCodium, these are pretty similar if not better.
Long live notepad++, πππ
I've switched from NPP years ago. Can somebody please explain why it's so popular?
It's snappier and more private than VSCode at the very least.
idk why people donβt just use codium instead
Because of the snappiness -- codium is no faster than code. For me, NPP is used for making single-word changes to a bunch of files in a row--like vim, but a GUI.
It's
Free Updated very regularly It has awesome plugins Themes Fantastic search / replace capabilities Support the formatting of a lot of languages Very light weight Keeps open all those files forever and ever
It's just very good..
Think of it as the vlc of txt files
Still the best, can't believe it's been 20 years.
I used Crimson Editor before I found Notepad++ and I can't believe it's been that long. Cheers to 20 years!