zufuliu/notepad4
Notepad4 (Notepad2⨯2, Notepad2++) is a light-weight Scintilla based text editor for Windows with syntax highlighting, code folding, auto-completion and API list for many programming languages and documents, bundled with file browser plugin matepath. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
95/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 86
- Longevity 100
Flags: 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: 55.5
- age_days: 3507
- days_rel: 17
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 15
Adoption not part of the score
4935 stars · 316 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Notepad4 is a lightweight Scintilla-based text editor for Windows, rewritten in modern C++ from Notepad2 and Notepad2-mod, with syntax highlighting, code folding, auto-completion, and dark theme support. It bundles matepath, a file browser plugin.
Use cases
- edit code files with syntax highlighting on Windows
- replace Windows Notepad with a lightweight editor
- view and edit files with code folding and auto-completion
- browse files alongside editing with matepath
- edit config files and scripts quickly
- use a portable fast text editor on ARM64 Windows
When to choose
- you need a fast, lightweight Windows text editor with syntax highlighting
- you want a modernized Notepad2/Notepad2-mod successor
- you prefer a native Windows app over heavier IDEs
When to avoid
- you need a full IDE with debugging and project management
- you need cross-platform or Linux/macOS support
- you need plugin ecosystems like VS Code or Notepad++ offer
Facets
application · maturity active
editor text-editors developer-tools windows windows scintilla notepad2 notepad4 matepath code-folding auto-completion dark-theme lightweight arm64 syntax-highlighting
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4 · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1abaea81d978
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| zufuliu/notepad4 | main | 95 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="zufuliu/notepad4")
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