Notepad2 and metapath

Notepad2 is a modified version (fork) of Notepad2-mod. metapath is a bug-fixed version of original metapath.

Binaries

Latest release:

Latest development build is available on AppVeyor (Find artifacts in Release configuration for each compiler and platform).

Or build from source, see the Wiki.

Screenshots

Changes compared to the official Notepad2 or Notepad2-mod:

• Code folding
• Support for bookmarks
• Option to mark all occurrences of a word or selection, and show matched count
• Enhanced auto-completion for words and functions
• Context-based auto-completion for some words
• Enhanced auto indentation
• Auto completion for braces, brackets and quotes
• Syntax highlighting and code folding for (see built-in file extension list):
  • Plain Text
  • ActionScript
  • Assembler, Screenshots
    • MASM
    • GNU Assembler
    • NASM
  • Asymptote Vector Graphics Language
  • AutoIt Script
  • AWK
    • GNU AWK
  • Windows Batch Script, Screenshots
  • .NET IL
  • CMake, Screenshots
  • C/C++, Screenshots
    • Objective-C/C++, Screenshots
  • C#, Screenshots
    • C# Doc
    • Vala
  • CSS Style Sheet
    • Sassy CSS
    • Less CSS
    • HSS
  • Configuration / Properties File
    • Apache Configuration File
  • D
  • Diff/Patch File
  • Doxygen
  • Fortran
    • GNU Fortran
  • F#
  • Go
  • Gradle, Screenshots
  • GraphViz Dot, Screenshots
  • Groovy
  • Haxe
  • HTML, up to 5.2. Screenshots
    • ASP
    • ASP.NET
    • JSP
    • PHP
  • INI Configuration File
  • Inno Setup
  • Boost Jam
  • Java, Screenshots
    • JavaDoc
  • JavaScript, up to ECMAScript 2018, 9ed.
  • JSON and JSON5 Document
  • Julia Script, up to 1.0. Screenshots
  • LaTeX
  • Lisp Script
    • Common Lisp
  • LLVM IR
  • Lua Script
  • Makefile, Screenshots
    • nmake
    • gmake
    • Borland bmake
    • qmake
    • ninja
  • MATLAB, Screenshots
    • Octave
    • Scilab
    • Gnuplot
  • NSIS
  • Pascal
    • Delphi
  • Perl, Screenshots
  • PowerShell
  • Python, Screenshots
    • IronPython
    • Cobra
    • Jython
    • Boo
  • PHP Script, Screenshots
    • PHPDoc
  • Windows Rescouce Script
  • Ruby, Screenshots
  • Scala Script
  • Shell Script
    • Bash likes (sh, bash, dash, ash, zsh, ksh), Screenshots
    • C Shell (csh, tcsh)
    • M4 Macro, limited support
  • Android Dalvik Smali, Screenshots
    • javap
    • Jasmin
  • SQL Query
    • MySQL, up to MySQL 8.0, MariaDB 10.3.
    • SQLite3
  • TCL, Screenshots
  • Texinfo
  • Visual Basic
    • VB6
    • VB.NET
  • VBScript
  • VHDL
  • Verilog HDL
  • Vim
  • XML Document, Screenshots
    • XML Schema
    • XML Stylesheet
    • XML DTD SGML
    • Ant Build
    • Maven POM
    • Maven Settings
    • Ivy Module
    • Ivy Settings
    • PMD Ruleset
    • Checkstyle Module
    • Tomcat Config
    • Java web.xml
    • Struts config
    • Hibernate config and mapping
    • Spring Beans
    • Apple Property List
    • Android Manifest
  • ANSI Art
  • Many Others
• API list for:
  • C Standard Library, up to C11.
  • C++ STL, up to C++20.
  • MFC
  • Cocoa
  • AutoIt Script
  • CMake
  • C#
  • Java
  • JavaScript, up to ECMAScript 2018, 9ed.
  • Inno Setup
  • Julia Script
  • Lua Script
  • Python Script
  • PHP Script
  • SQL Query
    • MySQL, up to MySQL 8.0, MariaDB 10.3.
    • SQLite3
• Syntax highlighting for function and type for C/C++ family languages
• Syntax highlighting for annotation for Java like JVM based languages
• Syntax highlighting for attribute for C# like languages
• Syntax highlighting for decorator for Python like languages
• Folding for plain text
• Toggle fold for specific level, shortcuts: Alt+Number
• Toggle fold for current block without scrolling back to the block start line, shortcut: Alt+C, or context menu "Toggle Fold"
• Insert new GUID and current timestamps
• Number conversion between decimal, hexadecimal, octal and binary
• Display caret location and length of selected text in count of characters
• Improved support for NFO ANSI art
• Support replacing Windows Notepad using a clean, unintuitive registry-based method
• Support adding Notepad2 to Windows explorer context menu
• Per-Monitor DPI-Aware, improved high DPI display
• Support rendering using Direct2D DirectWrite, and switch between GDI and Direct2D
• Support font ligature with font like FiraCode in Direct2D mode
• Support color font (Windows 8.1 and above) in Direct2D mode, useful to display color Emoji ? and others
• Experimental support for RTL layout (GDI) and bidirectional (Direct2D), useful for Arabic and Hebrew
• Support using fractional font size
• Support Inline IME
• Support full screen mode
• Extra support for drag and drop file from Visual Studio, Android Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, etc.
• Cut, copy and paste binary content.
• Other various major or minor changes and tweaks

Supported Operating Systems:

• Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10, both 32-bit and 64-bit
• Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012 and 2016, both 32-bit and 64-bit
• Windows 10 on ARM64
• Unix-like Operating Systems (Linux, macOS, BSD, etc.) using Wine
• ReactOS

Notes:

• The default Win32 build require SSE2 (Pentium 4), which can be turned off if you build Notepad2 and metapath yourself.
• If you find any bugs or have any suggestions feel free to write proposals/issues or provide patches/pull requests.

Contributors:

• XhmikosR
• Kai Liu
• RL Vision
• Aleksandar Lekov
• Bruno Barbieri
• Homam
• Everyone else on GitHub and on Notepad2-mod's Contributor List

More information:

• Official Notepad2 website
• Official Notepad2-mod website
• Scintilla's website
• Build Notepad2 and metapath
• Localization
• Notepad2 Wiki

Other projects based on (original) Notepad2 or Notepad2-mod:

• Notepad2 Korean Vision
• Notepad3
• Notepad2e