# notepad4

> Light-weight Scintilla-based text editor for Windows

Notepad4 is a light-weight text editor for Windows based on Scintilla. It provides syntax highlighting, code folding, auto-completion, and an integrated matepath file browser. It runs locally as a native Windows desktop application.

- Source: https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4
- License: NOASSERTION
- Built with: C++ 74.7%, C 6.8%, Python 6.0%, AutoIt 2.3%, Other 10.2%
- Stars: 5087
- Forks: 328
- Contributors: 28
- Last commit: 2026-10-31
- Latest release: v26.10r6392 (2026-10-18)
- Purpose: Developer tools, Editors & IDEs
- Type: Desktop
- For: Personal

## Worth score: 63/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 19/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 9/15
- Readiness: 0/15

## Downloads

Latest release: [v26.10r6392](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/tag/v26.10r6392). Files from the project's GitHub release, not checked by DigGitHub.

Other files:

- [FindInFiles-net4.8.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/FindInFiles-net4.8.zip) (15 KB, 212 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_de_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_de_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 121 downloads)
- [FindInFiles-net10.0.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/FindInFiles-net10.0.zip) (83 KB, 1.2k downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_de_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_de_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 158 downloads)
- [FindInFiles-net8.0.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/FindInFiles-net8.0.zip) (78 KB, 165 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_de_x64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_de_x64_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 432 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_de_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_de_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 91 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_en_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_en_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 136 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_en_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_en_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 233 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_en_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_en_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 114 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_en_x64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_en_x64_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 444 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_fr_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_fr_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 119 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_fr_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_fr_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 133 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_fr_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_fr_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 90 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_fr_x64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_fr_x64_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 129 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_i18n_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_i18n_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip) (2.3 MB, 139 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_i18n_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_i18n_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip) (2.3 MB, 181 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_i18n_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_i18n_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip) (2.3 MB, 112 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_i18n_x64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_i18n_x64_v26.10r6392.zip) (2.3 MB, 2k downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_it_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_it_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 117 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_it_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_it_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 121 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_it_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_it_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 88 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_it_x64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_it_x64_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 129 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_ja_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_ja_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 116 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_ja_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_ja_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 141 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_ja_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_ja_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 93 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_ja_x64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_ja_x64_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 137 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_ko_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_ko_ARM64_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 120 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_ko_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_ko_AVX2_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 141 downloads)
- [Notepad4_HD_ko_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip](https://github.com/zufuliu/notepad4/releases/download/v26.10r6392/Notepad4_HD_ko_AVX512_v26.10r6392.zip) (1.3 MB, 96 downloads)

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/zufuliu/notepad4
Updated: 2026-10-31