Auto-completion: Word completion, Function completion and Function parameters hint.Find and replace (with regular expression support).Split-Screen editing and synchronized scrolling.The key features of Notepad++ are as follows: Also, Notepad++ is a powerful source code editor that may be used to write programs in many different programming languages, such as Java, Python, C, C++ and so on.

On the other hand Notepad++ is a greatly enhanced and completely free (open source) text editor that may be used as a replacement for the default notepad editor. For example, the line number of the current line being edited is not displayed. However notepad is really basic and has very little functionality and usability features. So, why Notepad++? Well, the basic default text editor that comes preinstalled on every Windows computer is called Notepad. In this video I am using Windows 7 but these steps should equally work for Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 This post provides a link to a short Youtube video tutorial that I created illustrating the steps required to download and install the free open source editor Notepad++ on a Windows Computer.

How to install notepad++ on windows 8.1