Notepad2 and Notepad++ are Comparative most batter for Windows Notepad

Windows Notepad can officially and is use its very limited functionality to view txt files with a major ‘characteristic’ of it being slightly less non user friendly

I searched a Notepad2.Its better alternatives for Windows Notepad. So here are they:

Notepad2:

Notepad2 is a freeware alternative to Windows Notepad which is a fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor and comes with syntax highlighting and enlists line numbers for your code. This program can be run out of the box without installation, and does not enters into your system’s registry.Notepad2 has also been extended by other developers to add more functionality for example Notepad x64 has been released for 64-bit platforms, NotepadCrypt is available with encryption features, and other variants for lua syntax highlighting, NSIS syntax highlighting, Ruby syntax highlighting and ABAP syntax highlighting.

Notepad++
Notepad++ is also Scintilla-based and is written in C++, uses win32 API and STL to ensure that editor remains compact in size while execution is fast. The user friendly and feature-packed Notepad++ comes in more than 50+ local languages including Chinese, french, Spanish, German, Italian and many other local languages. Apart from functionality being super, the developers of Notepad++ have also paid attention to its visual beauty as well. So you have the option to download skins and themes.
· Syntax Highlighting and Syntax Folding
· User Defined Syntax Highlighting
· Auto-completion
· Multi-Document
· Multi-View
· Regular Expression Search/Replace supported
· Full Drag ‘N’ Drop supported
· Zoom in and zoom out
· Multi-Language environment supported
· Bookmark
· Brace and Indent guideline Highlighting
· Macro recording and playback
Downloads:
Download Notepad2 4.0.23 Exe (x86-32) [256 KB]
Download Notepad++ executable files