What’s that ++ with the Notepad? That’s to make you remember your programming language – C++. This free source code editor doubles up as the Windows Notepad replacement and works beautifully on both fronts, adding features which are dubiously absent in the Windows version. Notepad++ is a WYSIWYG editor which means it also has the ability of printing whatever you see in however form you see. In other words, it supports printing the code (or anything written) in whatever colors. The most lucrative feature, however, is the ability to see several documents at once.

Full-fledged drag and drop is supported, and Notepad++ will notify you automatically towards updating any document modified or deleted in Notepad++. Accessibility takes a different meaning with Zoom In and Zoom Out features – it’s like the old man reading newspaper feeling! And you can always bookmark your document for easy retrieval – cool!!!

Notepad++ is a versatile tool both for the coder and the standard Notepad user, as the tool is a free to use editor for the coder and a spruced-up version of the standard Notepad to the normal user.