Most code editors are similar to notepad.exe in that they are "text editors", but unlike notepad.exe they have functionality built into them to send the code into the compiler.

Discover the best free and open-source alternatives to Notepad that offer powerful features for coders and programmers. From ...

XML Notepad 2007 is themed around the same kind of just-the-text-ma'am simplicity of Windows' Notepad, but does add relevant features for markup language hacking.

Notepad++ is a very popular Notepad replacement and source code editor that is very powerful and has a ton of features. Unfortunately, these features do come with a price as some of its basic ...