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Notepad2 alternatives

Notepad2, a fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting.

Florian Balmer Text editors #69 Text editors

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

  • Notepad++

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

    Open source 8.9.8.1 22M ↓ ★ 29.6K notepad
  • Atom

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

    Open source 1.60.0 1.3M ↓ ★ 60.7K notepad
  • Neovim

    Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability

    Open source 0.12.6 744.4K ↓ ★ 103.1K notepad
  • 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
  • WordPress.com

    A control panel for all your WordPress sites.

    Open source 8.2.4 11.2K ↓ ★ 12.6K
  • 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
  • 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
  • Avidemux

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

    Open source 2.8.1 78.3K ↓ ★ 984
  • Markdown Monster

    The Markdown Editor for Windows

    Proprietary 4.6.0.0 202.9K ↓ ★ 1.7K
  • Notepad3

    Notepad like text editor based on the Scintilla source code.

    Free 7.26.602.1 84.4K ↓ ★ 6.7K notepad
  • MarkText

    A simple and elegant Markdown editor focused on speed and usability.

    Open source 0.23.0 28.2K ↓ ★ 63K
  • Notepad2-mod

    Fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting

    Proprietary 4.2.25.998 53.1K ↓ ★ 1.5K notepad

Comparison

AppLicenceVersionUpdatedGitHub starsChocolatey downloads
Notepad2 Free 4.2.25 July 8, 2024 — 71.3K
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
FontForge Open source 20251009 October 18, 2025 8K 19.3K
Brackets Open source 1.14.17770 June 8, 2021 33K 180.6K
Avidemux Open source 2.8.1 February 14, 2025 984 78.3K
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
MarkText Open source 0.23.0 October 21, 2026 63K 28.2K
Notepad2-mod Proprietary 4.2.25.998 March 30, 2021 1.5K 53.1K