• Nativeridge
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    537 months ago

    Notepad++ is awesome! kudos to the developer, one of those must have replacements on windows 😉👍

    • @[email protected]
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      137 months ago

      Multi-edit is huge. It’s literally THE reason why I use sublime text from time to time.

      I frequently copy text from NP++ to sublime. do a multi edit, then copy it back over multiple times a day.

      • @Elderos
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        27 months ago

        Genuine question, why use both Sublime and NP++?

          • @Elderos
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            Why bother with NP++ if you already own sublime, which is arguably equivalent or better, is my question. I use Sublime and I am wondering what feature could be missing to justify still having NP++ installed.

            • @[email protected]
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              37 months ago

              I don’t own sublime.

              But even if I did I prefer it over sublime most of the time. Hence copying stuff into it, multi editing, then copying it back over.

              From just the little things like NP++ actually supporting windows 11s right click menu, to liking notepads find and replace options better. To stupid things like I think sublime is ugly as hell. Which really says something with how basic NP++ looks.

              • @[email protected]
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                27 months ago

                Yes and there’s virtually no limitations. Every other time you’d hit save you’d get a “please buy me” message, but I think even that’s gone now in later versions of sublime.

  • Chaotic Entropy
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    327 months ago

    I have 200 unsaved notes just waiting in the memory guillotine for when something accidentally wipes them. I salute you, Notepad++.

    • @[email protected]
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      127 months ago

      It’s so bad but so good. It’s like a poweruser variation of keeping important stuff in the recycle bin.

      • @[email protected]
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        27 months ago

        My physical notepads aren’t much better, every page is a new context, and despite my best efforts they don’t seem to be in chronological order.

        Todays notes are on top but everything older is “somewhere”.

  • @[email protected]
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    127 months ago

    Congratulations to everyone involved! I don’t use Windows anymore, but when I did, NPP was one of the first things to get installed. Super useful.

    • @[email protected]
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      27 months ago

      Same. I wonder if they’ll create a Linux port at some point (GTK themes?), because there just isn’t anything quite like it.

      • @[email protected]
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        47 months ago

        Look up notepadqq, these guys are doing a Qt port. But you can also use Kate or VSCodium, these are pretty similar if not better.

  • grandel
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    97 months ago

    I’ve switched from NPP years ago. Can somebody please explain why it’s so popular?

    • @[email protected]
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      57 months ago

      It’s

      Free Updated very regularly It has awesome plugins Themes Fantastic search / replace capabilities Support the formatting of a lot of languages Very light weight Keeps open all those files forever and ever

      It’s just very good…

      Think of it as the vlc of txt files

    • m-p{3}
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      57 months ago

      It’s snappier and more private than VSCode at the very least.

  • SeedyOne
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    77 months ago

    Still the best, can’t believe it’s been 20 years.