--- description: Learn more about Notepad++ price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Australia. Read reviews from verified users and discover similar tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Notepad++ Cost & Reviews - Capterra Australia 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [App Development Software](/directory/30082/application-development/software) > [Notepad++](/software/185965/notepad) # Notepad++ Canonical: https://www.capterra.com.au/software/185965/notepad Page: 1 / 81\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/185965/notepad?page=2) > A free text code editor that supports various languages and uses Win32 API and STL. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 2001 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 2001 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Notepad++ ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 0.01 - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Notepad++ is open-source and is available for free. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - API - Backup and Recovery - Code Review - Custom Development - Debugging - Graphical User Interface - Integrated Development Environment ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base ## Category - [App Development Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30082/application-development/software) ## Related Categories - [App Development Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/30082/application-development/software) - [Source Code Management Software](https://www.capterra.com.au/directory/31420/source-code-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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It is completely free which makes value for money hard to beat. > > **Cons**: The interface feels dated compared to modern IDEs and advance features require plugins which can take some time to configure. > > Overall, Notepad++ is a dependable and efficient code editor that does its job extremely well. It is ideal for quick edits, scripting, configuration files and lightweight development work. ----- ### "Notepad++\!\!\!" — 5.0/5 > **Jane** | *12 May 2025* | Information Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love using Notepad++ for quick edits to scripts, code. I love how you can change the color of text to make it more readable by selecting what language you are opening it in. > > **Cons**: Nothing I can think of, I have always loved this app. It's notepad on steroids. > > I have always had a really good experience with Notepad++, its great for making small code changes\! ----- ### "Lightweight editor for viewing and modifying text files" — 5.0/5 > **Eric** | *20 March 2025* | Education Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Simple and does the job\! Tabs for multiple files open at once is a step up from the inbuilt Windows Notepad. Inbuilt folding and source code highlighting. > > **Cons**: It's great for what it does but for coding, a full featured modern IDE (eg. VS code) is fast, performant and likely more productive to use. > > Good experience for a lightweight editor. Great for quick views and edits\! ----- ### "Notepad++ review" — 5.0/5 > **Tair** | *9 June 2024* | Accounting | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: great product which significantly help with writing code on any languages > > **Cons**: There are not really much to complain about > > I really enjoyed using Notepad++ for number of different programming languages ----- ### "Notepad++ is Everything You Need in an Editor" — 5.0/5 > **Gene** | *5 January 2026* | Financial Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Notepad++ offers great value and outstanding features. It allows me to have multiple windows open at once for editing. I love the fact that it highlights keywords when I use the appropriate file extension. > > **Cons**: It seems as a default, it assumes the file is a text file and then sometimes I have to go to the finder and rename the file extension. > > I love using Notepad++. It has been my go to editor for editing SQL and C Sharp code. I prefer to edit in Notepad++ and then copy paste into Visual Studio for my SQL code. ----- Page: 1 / 81\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/185965/notepad?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.com.au/software/185965/notepad) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | ja | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | ----- ## Structured Data