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notepad++ was really great for simple syntax highlighting on windows, when good clients were either slow or costed money. It supported a lot of languages.

• nine_k 3y ago
  Also, the original Notepad++ is unabashedly native to Windows, with none of the limitations or expense of cross-platform toolkits like Qt. So it's lightweight and responsive even on lowest-specced boxes.
  • circusfly 3y ago
    I use Notepad++ on Linux, ran the installer, works, it auto updates just like it did on Windows, WINE enables it to run just fine. I use it every day for small files like my TODO, Notes and Scrap files.
    • lukan 3y ago
      But that is a recent developement? Some years ago the experience under WINE with npp was not great. (might be also 10 years, since I tried it the last time)
      • circusfly 3y ago
        Could be, I can't remember when it didn't run well but WINE has improved greatly the past 5 years especially.