# XhmikosR/notepad2-mod

LOOKING FOR DEVELOPERS - Notepad2-mod, a Notepad2 fork, a fast and light-weight Notepad-like text editor with syntax highlighting

Repository: https://github.com/XhmikosR/notepad2-mod
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/notepad2-mod
Homepage: https://xhmikosr.github.io/notepad2-mod/
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2018-07-26T10:40:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5119, "days_push": 2960, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1469, forks 268 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:48.997752+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor
- domain: text-editors, windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: notepad-replacement, syntax-highlighting, code-folding, lightweight, scintilla

## Member repositories
- XhmikosR/notepad2-mod (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.997752+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 2026-08-30T04:34:52.460913+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/XhmikosR/notepad2-mod (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.997752+00:00, sha 377c3ec287d8)
  - homepage: https://xhmikosr.github.io/notepad2-mod/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:42:50.380387+00:00, sha f7fc4bb973a5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.