# Notepad3 **Repository Path**: mirrors_rizonesoft/Notepad3 ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: Notepad3 - **Description**: Notepad like text editor based on the Scintilla source code. Notepad3 based on code from Notepad2 and MiniPath on code from metapath. Download Notepad3: - **Primary Language**: Unknown - **License**: BSD-3-Clause - **Default Branch**: master - **Homepage**: None - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 2 - **Forks**: 0 - **Created**: 2022-01-05 - **Last Updated**: 2026-04-05 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README # Notepad3 **A fast, lightweight, Scintilla-based text editor for Windows** [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause) [![CI](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/rizonesoft/Notepad3/build.yml?style=flat-square&label=CI)](https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/actions/workflows/build.yml) [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/rizonesoft/Notepad3?style=flat-square&label=Release&color=0e7490)](https://rizonesoft.com/downloads/notepad3/) [![Nightly](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/rizonesoft/Notepad3?include_prereleases&style=flat-square&label=Nightly&color=6e40c9)](https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/releases) [Website](https://rizonesoft.com/downloads/notepad3/) · [Downloads](https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/releases) · [Documentation](https://rizonesoft.com/documents/notepad3/) · [Changelog](https://rizonesoft.com/downloads/notepad3/update) · [Sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/rizonesoft) --- Notepad3 is a free, open-source text editor with syntax highlighting for Windows. Built on the [Scintilla](https://www.scintilla.org/) editing component and [Lexilla](https://www.scintilla.org/Lexilla.html) lexer library, it has a small memory footprint while being powerful enough for professional programming and everyday text editing. > Notepad3 is based on code from Florian Balmer's [Notepad2](https://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html) and XhmikosR's [Notepad2-mod](https://xhmikosr.github.io/notepad2-mod/). MiniPath is based on Florian Balmer's metapath. ## Features ### Editing - **Code folding** with toggle-all support - **Bookmarks** for quick navigation within files - **Word auto-completion** with configurable fill-up characters - **Mark all occurrences** of a selected word with occurrence count display - **Find and Replace** with [PCRE2](https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2) regular expression engine - **Undo/Redo** that preserves selection state - **Visual Studio–style** copy/paste of the current line (when nothing is selected) - **Virtual space** rectangular selection (Alt+Drag) - **Accelerated word navigation** with configurable delimiters - **Insert GUIDs** directly into your document ### Syntax Highlighting Over 55 languages supported, including: > ANSI Art, Apache Config, Assembly, AutoHotkey, AutoIt3, AviSynth, Awk, Batch, C/C++, C#, CMake, CoffeeScript, CSS, CSV, D, Dart, Diff, F77/Fortran, Go, HTML/XML, Java, JavaScript, JSON, Julia, Kotlin, KiXtart, LaTeX, Lua, Makefiles, Markdown, MATLAB, Nim, NSIS, Pascal, Perl, PHP, PowerShell, Python, R/S-Plus, Registry, Resource Script, Ruby, Rust, Shell Script, SQL, SystemVerilog, Tcl, TOML, VBScript, VHDL, Verilog, Visual Basic, YAML, and more. ### File Handling - **AES-256 Rijndael** encryption/decryption (in-app and command-line batch tool) - **Encoding detection** powered by [uchardet](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/uchardet/) - **File change monitoring** with configurable check intervals - **Emacs file variables** support (encoding, mode, tab-width, etc.) - **File history** that preserves caret position and encoding - **Portable design** — runs from USB drives with relative path storage ### Search - **grepWinNP3** — integrated search-in-files tool with regex support (**Ctrl+Shift+F**) - **Hyperlink hotspot highlighting** — Ctrl+Click to open in browser, Alt+Click to load in editor ### User Interface - **High-DPI aware** with high-definition toolbar icons - **Dark mode** support with customizable colors - **Customizable status bar** with 16 configurable fields (line, column, encoding, TinyExpr evaluation, Unicode code point, and more) - **Customizable toolbar labels** — display function names next to icons - **Zoom** from 10% to 1000% (Ctrl+Scroll or toolbar buttons) - **Transparent window mode** with configurable opacity ### Localization 27 language translations: > Afrikaans, Belarusian, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Dutch, English (US & UK), Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil & Portugal), Russian, Slovak, Spanish (Spain & Latin America), Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese ### Companion Tools - **[MiniPath](minipath/)** — fast file browser plugin (Ctrl+M) - **[grepWinNP3](grepWinNP3/)** — powerful search-and-replace across files ## System Requirements - **OS:** Windows 8.1, 10, or 11 - **Architectures:** x86 (Win32), x64, x64 with AVX2, ARM64 ## Download & Install | Channel | Link | |---------|------| | **Stable Release** | [rizonesoft.com/downloads/notepad3](https://rizonesoft.com/downloads/notepad3/) | | **GitHub Releases** | [github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/releases](https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/releases) | | **Nightly Builds** | [Pre-releases on GitHub](https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/releases) | Notepad3 is fully **portable** — no installation required. Extract the archive and run `Notepad3.exe`. Settings are stored in `Notepad3.ini` alongside the executable. See [Replacing Windows Notepad](https://rizonesoft.com/documents/notepad3/) for system-wide integration. ## Building from Source Notepad3 is built with **Visual Studio 2022** (toolset v143) targeting the Windows SDK. ```powershell # Restore NuGet packages (required once) nuget restore Notepad3.sln # Build a specific platform Build\Build_x64.cmd Release # Build all platforms (Win32, x64, x64_AVX2, ARM64) Build\BuildAll.cmd Release # Or use MSBuild directly msbuild Notepad3.sln /m /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64 ``` Run `Version.ps1` before building to generate version headers from templates in `Versions\`. ## Configuration Notepad3 uses a portable INI file for all settings. Press **Ctrl+F7** to open it directly in the editor. - **UI settings** (`[Settings]`) — managed through Menu → Settings - **Advanced settings** (`[Settings2]`) — edit manually; most require a restart - **Status bar** (`[Statusbar Settings]`) — customize field layout, order, and width - **Toolbar labels** (`[Toolbar Labels]`) — show function names next to icons 📖 **Full configuration reference:** [doc/Configuration.md](doc/Configuration.md) ## Contributing Contributions are welcome! Here's how to help: 1. **Report bugs** — [Open an issue](https://github.com/rizonesoft/Notepad3/issues) with steps to reproduce 2. **Submit pull requests** — Fork the repo, create a feature branch, and submit a PR against `master` 3. **Translate** — Add or improve translations in the `language\` directory 4. **Spread the word** — Star the repo and share with others For support, visit [rizonesoft.com/contact-us](https://rizonesoft.com/contact-us). ## Credits Notepad3 builds upon the work of: | Project | Author | Role | |---------|--------|------| | [Notepad2](https://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html) | Florian Balmer | Original editor | | [Notepad2-mod](https://xhmikosr.github.io/notepad2-mod/) | XhmikosR | Extended fork | | [Scintilla](https://www.scintilla.org/) 5.5.8 | Neil Hodgson | Editing component | | [Lexilla](https://www.scintilla.org/Lexilla.html) 5.4.6 | Neil Hodgson | Syntax highlighting | | [PCRE2](https://github.com/PCRE2Project/pcre2) 10.47 | PCRE2 Project | Regex engine | | [uchardet](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/uchardet/) | Mozilla / freedesktop | Encoding detection | | Fugue Icons | Yusuke Kamiyamane | Toolbar icons | ## Reviews - [Notepad3 is an advanced text editor that supports many programming languages](https://www.ghacks.net/2020/08/11/notepad3-is-an-advanced-text-editor-that-supports-many-programming-languages/) — gHacks - [Notepad3 review on Nsane Forums](https://www.nsaneforums.com/topic/382910-guidereview-notepad3-is-an-advanced-text-editor-that-supports-many-programming-languages/) — Nsane Forums ## License Notepad3 is licensed under the [BSD 3-Clause License](License.txt). 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