# 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.

Repository: https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/notepad4
Language: C++
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: metapath, scintilla, editor, notepad2-mod, matepath, notepad4, dark-theme, syntax-highlighting, noteoad2, arm64
Last push: 2026-08-26T09:19:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3507, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 17, "gap_med": 55.5, "n_releases_24m": 15}
- 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 4935, forks 316 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:02.700210+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows
- tags: scintilla, notepad2, notepad4, matepath, code-folding, auto-completion, dark-theme, lightweight, arm64, syntax-highlighting

## Member repositories
- zufuliu/notepad4 (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:02.700210+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 2026-08-29T18:17:57.627600+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:02.700210+00:00, sha 1abaea81d978)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.