Notepad2-mod alternatives

12 Windows apps in the same category as Notepad2-mod, ranked by what they have in common and by popularity.

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  Notepad++

  Notepad++ is a free source code editor that supports several languages.

  Open source 8.9.8.1 22M ↓ ★ 29.6K notepad, text-editor
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  Atom

  A hackable text editor for the 21st Century, free and open source.

  Open source 1.60.0 1.3M ↓ ★ 60.7K notepad, text-editor, admin
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  Neovim

  Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

  Open source 0.12.6 744.4K ↓ ★ 103.1K notepad, text-editor
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  Geany

  A powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

  Open source 2.1.0 36.4K ↓ ★ 3.7K text-editor, admin
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  WordPress.com

  A control panel for all your WordPress sites.

  Open source 8.2.4 11.2K ↓ ★ 12.6K admin
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  Brackets

  With focused visual tools and preprocessor support, Brackets is a modern text editor that makes it easy to design in the browser. It's crafted from the ground up for web designers and front-end developers.

  Open source 1.14.17770 180.6K ↓ ★ 33K admin
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  Avidemux

  Avidemux is a simple platform video editor for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X.

  Open source 2.8.1 78.3K ↓ ★ 984 admin
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  FontForge

  FontForge is a free and open source font editor brought to you by a community of fellow type lovers.

  Open source 20251009 19.3K ↓ ★ 8K
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  Markdown Monster

  The Markdown Editor for Windows

  Proprietary 4.6.0.0 202.9K ↓ ★ 1.7K text-editor, admin
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  Notepad3

  Notepad like text editor based on the Scintilla source code.

  Free 7.26.602.1 84.4K ↓ ★ 6.7K notepad, notepad2
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  Helix

  Helix Editor

  Open source 25.07.1 20.6K ↓ ★ 46.7K text-editor
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  BowPad

  A simple and fast text editor with a ribbon UI.

  Open source 2.9.6 29.7K ↓ ★ 754 notepad, text-editor, admin

Comparison

App	Licence	Version	Updated	GitHub stars	Chocolatey downloads
Notepad2-mod	Proprietary	4.2.25.998	March 30, 2021	1.5K	53.1K
Notepad++	Open source	8.9.8.1	September 24, 2026	29.6K	22M
Atom	Open source	1.60.0	March 8, 2022	60.7K	1.3M
Neovim	Open source	0.12.6	October 9, 2026	103.1K	744.4K
Geany	Open source	2.1.0	July 6, 2025	3.7K	36.4K
WordPress.com	Open source	8.2.4	September 29, 2026	12.6K	11.2K
Brackets	Open source	1.14.17770	June 8, 2021	33K	180.6K
Avidemux	Open source	2.8.1	February 14, 2025	984	78.3K
FontForge	Open source	20251009	October 18, 2025	8K	19.3K
Markdown Monster	Proprietary	4.6.0.0	October 27, 2026	1.7K	202.9K
Notepad3	Free	7.26.602.1	June 2, 2026	6.7K	84.4K
Helix	Open source	25.07.1	July 18, 2025	46.7K	20.6K
BowPad	Open source	2.9.6	September 25, 2025	754	29.7K