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.
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.
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.
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
22 Comments
Nativeridge@aussie.zone · 51 pts · 2y
Notepad++ is awesome! kudos to the developer, one of those must have replacements on windows 😉👍
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
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@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y
Genuine question, why use both Sublime and NP++?
veroxii@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 2y
Multi-edit?
Elderos@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
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.
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
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.
elbarto777@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
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.
ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk · 31 pts · 2y
I have 200 unsaved notes just waiting in the memory guillotine for when something accidentally wipes them. I salute you, Notepad++.
magikmw@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 2y
It's so bad but so good. It's like a poweruser variation of keeping important stuff in the recycle bin.
ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk · 4 pts · 2y
White knuckle, tightrope note taking. I just do it for the rush.
magikmw@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
If you can't lose all your work in a freak data corruption incident are you even working?
Kelly@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
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".
clb92@feddit.dk · 5 pts · 2y
I've restored my N++ session of unsaved notes from backup more than once.
krash@lemmy.ml · 24 pts · 2y
NPP is indispensable, it is the Windows killer-app.
Congrats on the release!
onlooker@lemmy.ml · 11 pts · 2y
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.
abuttifulpigeon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Same. I wonder if they'll create a Linux port at some point (GTK themes?), because there just isn't anything quite like it.
schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 2y
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.
tiita@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Long live notepad++, 🎉🎉🎉
grandel@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 2y
I've switched from NPP years ago. Can somebody please explain why it's so popular?
tiita@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
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
mp3@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 2y
It's snappier and more private than VSCode at the very least.
SeedyOne@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
Still the best, can't believe it's been 20 years.