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.
Notepad++ 6.8 changelog:
- "Source Code Pro" is used as default font from this version. The font will be applied only if it"s your first installation. In the case you upgrade to v6.8 from an old version, you should set the font "Source Code Pro" as your default font via Styles configurator; otherwise close Notepad++, delete styles.xml (you will lose your old settings) then relaunch it. Of course you can always restore the old default font "Courrier New" via Styler configurator.
Settings on Cloud feature is modified in this release: its UI is changed from the choices among Dropbox, One Drive and Google Drive to a text field of local cloud path to be filled. There are 2 advantages for this change:
- Settings on cloud implementation won"t depends on non official interfaces of 3 clouds, which causes the regression each time these interfaces changes.
- users can read/write on whichever cloud to synchronize their Notepad++ settings.
Auto-updater will be triggered in few days if there"s no critical issue found.
Download: Notepad++ 6.8 | 5.1 MB (Open Source)
Download: Portable Notepad++ 6.8 | 3.9 MB
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