Notepad GNU

Notepad GNU is a feature-rich text editor and IDE that offers support for a wide range of programming and scripting languages, such as PHP, Java, JavaScript, C#, Pascal, Perl, Python and Visual Basic.

After a fast and uneventful setup operation, you are welcomed by a familiar-looking interface with a clear-cut structure that invites you to create a new text document or HTML webpage.

It's possible to block the tab key, increase or decrease the indent, convert the case, duplicate lines, jump to a particular line, or use a search-and-replace function.

What's more, you can insert files, file paths, directories, special symbols, the buffer container or the current date and time, replace the selected text with Clipboard content, enable word wrapping mode, customize the font style and color, or capitalize words.

Syntax highlighting is supported, so you can select the preferred coding language to apply it to. Notepad GNU lets you take a screenshot of the text, switch to full screen or read-only mode, minimize Notepad GNU to the system tray, as well as create and organize bookmarks.

Plenty of other tools are put at your disposal, like statistics (e.g. count symbols with or without spaces, total lines), macro recording for repetitive tasks, or inverting the mouse buttons.

There were no kind of stability issues in our tests, thanks to the fact that the app didn't hang, crash or display error dialogs. Its impact on the PC's overall performance was minimal, since it needed low CPU and RAM to work properly.

Taking into account its comprehensive options and intuitive interface, Notepad GNU should meet the requirements of most users looking for an alternative text editor and IDE.