Notepad++ is a free (as in “free speech” and also as in “free beer”) source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.

Based on a powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size. By optimizing as many routines as possible without losing user friendliness, Notepad++ is trying to reduce the world carbon dioxide emissions. When using less CPU power, the PC can throttle down and reduce power consumption, resulting in a greener environment.

This project is mature. However, there may be still some bugs and missing features that are being worked on. If you have any questions or suggestions about this project, please post them in the forums. Also, if you wish to make a feature request, you can post it there as well. But there’s no guarantee that I’ll implement your request.

C, C++ Syntax highlighting and folding

Docking feature

HTML (and embedded php, java script) Syntax highlighting and folding

XML Syntax highlighting and folding

Ruby Blue Theme 1

Ruby Blue Theme 2

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there are some more screenshots where you can see them from its official website

notepad++(The latest version : 5.4.3)

official website: http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm

WinMerge is an Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files, presenting differences in a visual text format that is easy to understand and handle.

WinMerge is highly useful for determining what has changed between project versions, and then merging changes between versions. WinMerge can be used as an external differencing/merging tool or as a standalone application.

Features

In addition, WinMerge has many helpful supporting features that make comparing, synchronising, and merging as easy and useful as possible:

• General
  • Supports Microsoft Windows 98/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008
  • Handles Windows, Unix and Mac text file formats
  • Unicode support
  • Tabbed interface
• File Compare
  • Visual differencing and merging of text files
  • Flexible editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers and word-wrap
  • Highlights differences inside lines
  • Difference pane shows current difference in two vertical panes
  • Location pane shows map of files compared
  • Moved lines detection
• Folder Compare
  • Regular Expression based file filters allow excluding and including items
  • Fast compare using file sizes and dates
  • Compares one folder or includes all subfolders
  • Can show folder compare results in a tree-style view
• Version Control
  • Creates patch files
  • Resolve conflict files
  • Rudimentary Visual SourceSafe and Rational ClearCase integration
• Other
  • Shell Integration (supports 64-bit Windows versions)
  • Archive file support using 7-Zip
  • Plugin support
  • Localizable interface
  • Online manual and installed HTML Help manual

File compare window is basically two files opened to editor into two horizontal panes. Editing allows user to easily do small changes without need to open files to other editor or development environment.

WinMerge allows selecting/opening paths in several ways. Using the Open-dialog is just one of them.

Folder compare shows all files and subfolders found from compared folders as list. Folder compare allows synchronising folders by copying and deleting files and subfolders. Folder compare view can be versatile customised.

In the tree view, folders are expandable and collapsible, containing files and subfolders. This is useful for an easier navigation in deeply nested directory structures. The tree view is available only in recursive compares.

Many times it is useful to see exact differences inside lines. WinMerge can highlight different area between lines.

Location pane is a handy side-pane showing a overall (difference) map of files compared.

WinMerge 2.8 has a new professional looking splash screen.

official website: http://winmerge.org/

Recuva (pronounced “recover”) is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. This includes files emptied from the Recycle bin as well as images and other files that have been deleted by user error from digital camera memory cards or MP3 players. It will even bring back files that have been deleted by bugs, crashes and viruses!

Version 1.27.419 (3,097kb)

official website: http://www.recuva.com/

Copy Handler is a free software for Windows systems, which allows you to take full control over the file copy and move operations. Program is highly customizable and fully integrates with the operating system. In addition, Copy Handler offers many advanced options such as task queuing, filtering files according to specific criteria, pausing and resuming copying files operations, changing the copying parameters on the fly and in many cases also offers a significant acceleration of the entire copying files process.

Advantages of the program

• allow full-control over the copying or moving process by pause, resume, restart and cancel features;
• copying files faster than standard MS Windows copying (when copying data from one partiton to another on the same physical hard disk);
• program is fully customizable – over 60 detailed options – from setting language (multiple languages) through auto-resume on error, shutting down system after copying finished to very detailed and technical (customizing copy/move thread – buffer sizes, thread priority, …) ending on sounds on specific events;
• multiple languages support – and more may appear, since the translation process is quite easy;
• provides detailed informations about copy/move process (current file, buffer sizes, priority, progress by size and visual bar, status, current and average speed, time elapsed/left, …);
• can automatically resume all unfinished operations when system starts;
• limiting count of simultaneously processing tasks (copying/moving) – tasks are set into a queue and are processed in order it was inserted into queue;
• integration with system – adds additional commands to context menus of folders and drag&drop menus;

this program is open source – just download and use… 

official website: http://www.copyhandler.com/en

Stable (1.31 Final)