Notepad++ is a free source editor with the syntax highlighting (supported language for the moment: c/ c++/ Java/ html/ xml/ php/ asp/ vb/ vbs/ SQL/ Objective-C/ javascript/ ini/ makefile/ MSDos Display ).

It also gives the extra functionality to the general user: colorize the user defined words. You can print your source code in color (or whatever you want) if you have a color printer (WYSIWYG). Furthermore, Notepad++ includes the multi-view feature, which allows the user to edit the different documents at the same time, and even edit the same document synchronously in 2 different views.
Notepad++ supports drag and drop: not only you can drop the file from explorer to open it, but also you can drag and drop a document from a view to another. With all the functionalities, Notepad++ runs as fast as Notepad provided by MS Windows.

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