Some things that I like in Notepad++: * Multi-window editing * Restoring workspace on load * Background, font, and default spacing options * Source formatting

Some things that I like in Notepad++: * Multi-window editing * Restoring workspace on load * Background, font, and default spacing options * Source formatting by source type These were just some basic things I used in the few times I used Notepad++ after hearing people talk highly of it; there are probably a ton more along with plug-ins but my usage was basic. It definitely made serious-ish development on Windows easier for me to do.