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[–] MichaelScotch 89 points 15 hours ago (20 children)

Fine. Notepad++ is better anyway

[–] Eheran -5 points 15 hours ago (17 children)

Is it though? I still always open notepad for random text stuff. What is better in ++?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (9 children)
  • Keeps your progress if you exit without saving
  • Supports tabs so you don't have 5 separate notepad windows open
  • syntax highlighting for programming languages and markdown format
  • plugin support
  • can handle extremely large text files (I've opened 50gb text files and used ctrl+f to find terms and it worked fine)
  • superb tools for manipulating text (e.g., use reg expressions). Super easy and flexible in making mass edits.
  • dark mode support. That alone makes it superior lol

If you just need a quick window open to make a note you might actually prefer Sticky Notes over Notepad!

[–] christov 8 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

+10000 for notepad++, its he swiss army knife of file editing tools. Adding:

  • Plugins: CSV being read as a small dB table you can query is a game changer. Or have a JSON plugin that auto formats and queries as well as opens the JSON in a clickable nested window.

  • Pinned tabs: pin important tabs, I use one as a todo list.

  • Search for text within files in a folder: need to find a specific bit of text in one of dozens/hundreds/thousands/millions of files somewhere? Its lightning fast and works a treat

  • Search and replace with regex: amazing feature, use regex patterns to find complex parts of your files and replace them with something else Bulk operations: remove newline, replace line breaks etc

  • Multi format support: see line breaks from different OSs like Unix and windows and amend them Portable install: you dont have to install it, you can use a portable version

So much more, get it and you won't look back.

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