XhmikosR/notepad2-mod
LOOKING FOR DEVELOPERS - Notepad2-mod, a Notepad2 fork, a fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5119
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2960
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1469 stars · 268 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Notepad2-mod is a fork of the lightweight Notepad2 text editor for Windows, adding code folding, bookmarks, word auto-completion, and extra syntax highlighting lexers. It can cleanly replace the built-in Windows Notepad via a registry-based method.
Use cases
- replace windows notepad with a better editor
- lightweight text editor with syntax highlighting
- edit code files with code folding and bookmarks
- fast notepad alternative for windows
- syntax highlighting for lua, markdown, yaml, ruby files
When to choose
- you want a tiny, fast Windows text editor instead of a full IDE
- you need a drop-in Notepad replacement with syntax highlighting
- you work on old Windows versions (XP through 10)
When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained editor or modern Windows 11 support
- you need plugin ecosystems, themes, or advanced IDE features
- you need localization/non-English UI
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
editor text-editors windows developer-tools windows notepad-replacement syntax-highlighting code-folding lightweight scintilla
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/XhmikosR/notepad2-mod · fetched 2026-08-28 · 377c3ec287d8
- homepage: https://xhmikosr.github.io/notepad2-mod/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · f7fc4bb973a5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| XhmikosR/notepad2-mod | main | 10 |
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