

More importantly, Notepad++ and TextFX counts words differently. It shows you how many words and characters are in your selection. It only works when you have text selected. The TextFX Word Count shows the total and selected word count. If you have text selected, it shows you how many characters you have selected, but not how many words are in your selection. The Notepad++ Summary only shows the total word count, not the selected word count. Double-click on Length / Lines on the Status Bar ( shortcut to Summary).If you are using the TextFX plugin you can use the Word Count feature: If you have no plugins installed, you can use the built-in Summary feature. They count words differently, though, so be aware! Make sure you use the one that is right for you 🙂 Word Count in Notepad++ For example, what is the document length and total word count? You can do this by using a built-in feature or by using the TextFX plugin. A plugin system for adding features to the software.In Notepad++, you can quickly find information about your text.Macros for recording a sequence of editing commands to be executed repeatedly.Split-screen for editing and viewing multiple files at once, or multiple parts of the same file.Create and edit text files for different operating systems, including macOS and Linux.Advanced find and replace, with support for regular expressions.Syntax highlighting for over 70 programming languages, including HTML and Windows batch files.Edit multiple files, organized in tabs.Edit text files up to 2 GB in size (the maximum size in Windows Notepad is 58 MB).Notepad++ is useful anytime you need to make significant changes to a text file. The "++" in the name is a reference to the increment operator in programming languages such as C, C++, Java, and JavaScript. Notepad++ is specially designed for editing source code. It was first released on November 24, 2003, by developer Dan Ho, and is still in active development. Notepad++ is a free text editor for Microsoft Windows that provides additional features not found in the standard Windows text editor, Notepad.
