The Notepad++ Find option searches for words with criteria like backward direction, match whole word only, match case, and wrap around.Īlso supported: bookmarking, macros, auto-backup, multi-page searching, resumed sessions, read-only mode, encoding conversions, searching for words on Wikipedia, and opening the document in your web browser. It also includes a really handy text search-and-replace function, automatic syntax highlighting, word auto-completion, offline text-file conversion. This program can open nearly any file as a text document and supports lots of helpful plugins. Probably the easiest way to edit files with Notepad++ is to right-click the file and choose Edit with Notepad++ from the context menu. While each tab represents its own file, Notepad++ can interact with all of them at once to do things like compare files for differences and search for or replace text. This program uses tabbed browsing, which means several documents remain open at a time and they'll display at the top of Notepad++ as tabs. It’s really easy to use for beginners who just need a text file opener or editor but also includes some really advanced features. Notepad++ is an excellent alternative notepad application for Windows computers.