# Notepad++

Notepad++ official repository

Repository: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/notepad
Homepage: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: notepad-official, notepad, editor, windows
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:02:20+00:00
Link (homepage): https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4177, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 10, "gap_med": 21, "n_releases_24m": 32}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 29161, forks 5333 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:53.127895+00:00)

## What it is
Notepad++ is a free, open-source source code editor and Notepad replacement for Windows, built in C++ on the Scintilla editing component. It supports many programming languages, syntax highlighting, and an extensive plugin ecosystem.

## Use cases
- edit source code on windows
- replace windows notepad with a better editor
- view and edit files with syntax highlighting
- find and replace across large text files
- extend a lightweight editor with plugins

## When to choose
- you need a fast, free code editor on Windows
- you want a lightweight Notepad replacement with programming language support
- you prefer native Win32 performance and low resource usage

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform editor (Windows only)
- you want deep IDE features like refactoring and debugging
- you need an editor with built-in terminal and remote development

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: source-code-editor, notepad-replacement, scintilla, plugin-ecosystem, syntax-highlighting

## Member repositories
- notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus (main) score 99
- notepad-plus-plus/nppPluginList (plugin) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:53.127895+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:53:10.270815+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:53.127895+00:00, sha 6995095617ee)
  - homepage: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:50:18.487957+00:00, sha 297f84c7bb62)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.