Link copied to clipboard

# Lime Text vs Notepad++ Comparison - What are their main differences?

Share
[
Export
](/compare/lime-text/notepad/export.csv)

Lime TextNotepad++[+ Add Product](#)

Reviews

**Lime Text** [

3.5/5(19)

](https://www.g2.com/products/lime-text/reviews#reviews)

**Notepad++** [

4.6/5(2,471)

](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Lime Text**
No pricing available

**Notepad++**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Lime Text**
Not enough reviews yet

**Notepad++**
2 months

Based on 46 responses

Return on Investment

**Lime Text**
Not enough reviews yet

**Notepad++**
15 months

Based on 39 responses

Perceived Cost

**Lime Text**
$$$$$

**Notepad++**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Lime Text**
Not enough reviews yet

**Notepad++**
11%

Pros & Cons

**Lime Text**
Not enough data

**Notepad++**
[
Ease of Use (48)
](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1073847&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Lightweight (33)
](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1074548&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Outdated Interface (36)
](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1075846&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Limited Compatibility (21)
](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1075940&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Lime Text**
Not enough data

**Notepad++**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_809aa88d3571ee805a47d8fb156ba412/apache-kafka.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Apache Kafka

](https://www.g2.com/products/apache-kafka/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-functions.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Azure Functions

](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-functions/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e4ae003c4d9b2b7615189af32032183d/git.png "Product Avatar Image")

Git

](https://www.g2.com/products/git/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_e0de784bee9b9da4d9656e0a64712593/help-sumo.png "Product Avatar Image")

Help Sumo

](https://www.g2.com/products/help-sumo/reviews)[
View all
](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/integrations)

Screenshots

**Lime Text**
No screenshot available

**Notepad++**
 ![Notepad++ screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/41102/uploads_2F5970144c-5327-4aac-819e-2b4b4b8a736c_2FNotepad_2B_2B.gif)

Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Lime Text**

7.5

7.517

**Notepad++**

9.2

9.22,103

Ease of Use

**Lime Text**

7.6

7.617

**Notepad++**

9.3

9.32,116

Ease of Setup

**Lime Text**
Not enough data

**Notepad++**

9.5

9.5439

Ease of Admin

**Lime Text**
Not enough data

**Notepad++**

9.2

9.2287

Quality of Support

**Lime Text**

7.0

7.014

**Notepad++**

8.5

8.51,547

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Lime Text**
Not enough data

**Notepad++**

8.9

8.9243

Product Direction (% positive)

**Lime Text**

7.3

7.317

**Notepad++**

8.8

8.82,034

Features

Text Editor[Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features](javascript:void(0);)

7.6

7

8.5

1,418

Coding

Syntax highlighting

8.9

6

9.1(won by 0.2)

1239

Autocompletion

8.1

6

8.3(won by 0.2)

1187

Find and replace

8.8

7

9.3(won by 0.5)

1274

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Code folding

8.3

6

8.8(won by 0.5)

1138

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Editing

Collaborative editing

7.3

5

8.0(won by 0.7)

951

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Language Support

6.4

6

8.9(won by 2.5)

1182

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Selection Methods

8.3

6

8.7(won by 0.4)

1157

Functionality

Extensibility

8.6

6

8.7(won by 0.1)

1139

Cross-platform support

6.0

7

8.2(won by 2.2)

1060

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Plugins and integrations

6.3

5

8.5(won by 2.2)

1123

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Security

7.0

5

8.4(won by 1.4)

919

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

6.6(won by default)

33

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Lime Text](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566727/lime-text.png "Lime Text")](https://www.g2.com/products/lime-text/reviews)

Lime Text

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

72.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

5.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

22.2%

[![Notepad++](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566090/notepad.png "Notepad++")](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews)

Notepad++

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

29.6%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

32.5%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

37.9%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

72.2%

29.6%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

5.6%

32.5%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

22.2%

37.9%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Lime Text](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566727/lime-text.png "Lime Text")](https://www.g2.com/products/lime-text/reviews)
Lime Text

Computer Software

38.9%

Information Technology and Services

33.3%

Marketing and Advertising

11.1%

Online Media

5.6%

Internet

5.6%

Other

5.6%

[![Notepad++](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566090/notepad.png "Notepad++")](https://www.g2.com/products/notepad/reviews)
Notepad++

Information Technology and Services

29.1%

Computer Software

22.9%

Telecommunications

2.8%

Internet

2.4%

Financial Services

2.2%

Other

40.6%

Alternatives

**Lime Text Alternatives**

 ![Sublime Text](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566128/sublime-text.png "Sublime Text")

[
Sublime Text
](/products/sublime-text/reviews)

 ![Visual Studio Code](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/visual-studio-code.jpeg "Visual Studio Code")

[
Visual Studio Code
](/products/visual-studio-code/reviews)

 ![UltraEdit](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0a47f56c0ae08c2bbc1cd48dbe10ab43/ultraedit.png "UltraEdit")

[
UltraEdit
](/products/ultraedit/reviews)

 ![Brackets](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_89f9b71139b003b6eafc8bfd35e08665/brackets.jpg "Brackets")

[
Brackets
](/products/brackets/reviews)

**Notepad++ Alternatives**

 ![Visual Studio Code](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_13aba37ae908d9cf29a2452925257ccc/visual-studio-code.jpeg "Visual Studio Code")

[
Visual Studio Code
](/products/visual-studio-code/reviews)

 ![Sublime Text](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1487566128/sublime-text.png "Sublime Text")

[
Sublime Text
](/products/sublime-text/reviews)

 ![UltraEdit](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_0a47f56c0ae08c2bbc1cd48dbe10ab43/ultraedit.png "UltraEdit")

[
UltraEdit
](/products/ultraedit/reviews)

 ![Brackets](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_89f9b71139b003b6eafc8bfd35e08665/brackets.jpg "Brackets")

[
Brackets
](/products/brackets/reviews)