Notepad3

If you've ever used the basic Notepad that comes with Windows and wished it had a bit more muscle, you’re going to love Notepad3. It’s a total upgrade lightning fast, super lightweight, and built on the Scintilla editing component, which means it’s both snappy and packed with handy features.

Despite its small size, Notepad3 doesn’t hold back. It’s more than capable of handling coding tasks, writing scripts, or just taking quick notes. And yes it looks and feels familiar, so you won’t have to relearn everything from scratch.

Some of the standout features include code folding (so you can collapse sections of code and stay organized), bracket matching (never lose track of your curly braces again!), and automatic indentation to keep everything neat. There’s even word auto completion to speed up your typing.

It also supports converting between different character encodings like ASCII, UTF 8, and UTF 16, which is super useful if you work with international text or older files. You can even switch newline formats between Windows, Unix, and Mac styles with a click.

Other perks? Multiple undo/redo, bookmarks for easy navigation, and a powerful find and replace tool that works with regular expressions.

And when it comes to programming languages, Notepad3 has your back. It offers syntax highlighting for a huge range from classics like C++, Java, and Python, to web staples like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and even niche ones like LaTeX, Lua, or Inno Setup scripts. It even gives a nod to retro computing with improved support for NFO ANSI art.

All in all, Notepad3 takes everything you wished the old Notepad could do… and actually does it. It’s clean, efficient, and totally free making it a go to for coders, writers, and tinkerers alike.