Programmer’s Notepad is ideal for those who want to code without the automated unnecessaries of larger IDEs. A huge array of file types is supported and I am constantly surprised when I drop an obscure type into the editor to find the keyword colouring system knows what to do and where to apply colouring. When programming in PHP, the system can detect when switching back and forth between HTML and code. From a configuration point of view, I can set up the whole program to work how I want.

With an intuitive plug-in system and open source, I feel that this editor can only go from strength to strength. I have been using it for 5 years and I will certainly continue – I feel it a drag going back to Visual Studio or other bloated IDEs.