It is based on the Scintilla editor component , and is written in C++ with only Win32 API calls using only the STL to increase performance and reduce program size .
Notepad++ was first released on SourceForge on 25 November 2003 , as a Windows - only application .
Notepad++ is based on the Scintilla editor component , and is written in C++ with only Win32 API calls using only the STL to increase performance and reduce program size .
Notepad++ was first released on SourceForge on 25 November 2003 , as a Windows - only application .