NotePad++ as a Portable Notepad Replacement

NotePad++ is a lightweight, open source, notepad replacement ideal for bloggers and novice web designers looking for a decent Notepad replacement.

There are two features that I really love about this program. First off you get tabbed document control. You can open several documents in one window and can even split the documents into tabbed view to compare multiple documents at once.

NotePad++ also offers a color coding scheme which makes browsing blocks of code much easier. Once a document is saved NotePad++ can apply a color scheme based on that documents type. These color schemes recognize code blocks and sort them appropriately. What's nice about this is that you can instantly see when a code block hasn't been closed properly. You can also, at a glance, speed through blocks of code to see where things begin and end. Check out their screenshots for a better understanding of this.

For bloggers looking to get into template design this is a great program because it recognizes certain levels of context that can make learning html, css and even PHP much easier.