# Notepad++, UltraEdit vs Brackets Comparison | | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | Brackets | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 2,473 | 1,123 | 261 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (37.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (38.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (62.5% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $119.95 1 user | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Notepad++ Pros: - Ease of Use (49 reviews) - Lightweight (33 reviews) Cons: - Outdated Interface (36 reviews) - Limited Compatibility (22 reviews) ### UltraEdit Pros: - Easy Integrations (2 reviews) - Editing Ease (2 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (1 reviews) - Frequent Updates (1 reviews) ### Brackets Pros: - Ease of Use (3 reviews) - Live Preview (3 reviews) Cons: - Plugin Issues (2 reviews) - Crashes (1 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | Brackets | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (2105 reviews) | 9.5 (985 reviews) | 8.8 (242 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.3 (2118 reviews) | 9.1 (987 reviews) | 9.0 (242 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.5 (439 reviews) | 9.3 (386 reviews) | 9.5 (34 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.2 (285 reviews) | 9.1 (374 reviews) | 8.5 (22 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.5 (1550 reviews) | 9.4 (862 reviews) | 8.2 (156 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (242 reviews) | 9.5 (363 reviews) | 8.6 (20 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.8 (2036 reviews) | 8.7 (978 reviews) | 8.0 (232 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Notepad++ #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### UltraEdit #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: UltraEdit Enterprise Price: $119.95 1 user Description: UltraEdit Enterprise is a license that contains every product in the UltraEdit suite—includes the renowned text editor, compare tool, search utility, and FTP client. UltraEdit is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. A single license can be activated on up to 5 unique systems. Includes platinum-tier tech support via email. Key Features: - One year of platinum support and software updates - All Access ready — Best for professionals and larger teams - Eligible for Enterprise deployment kit [Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/ultraedit/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### Brackets #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Text Editor | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Notepad++** | 8.5/10 | 1417 | | **UltraEdit** | 9.1/10 | 264 | | **Brackets** | 8.4/10 | 139 | #### Coding | Feature | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | Brackets | |---|---|---|---| | **Syntax highlighting** | 9.1 (1240 reviews) | 9.4 (230 reviews) | 9.2 (120 reviews) | | **Autocompletion** | 8.3 (1190 reviews) | 8.6 (174 reviews) | 8.5 (123 reviews) | | **Find and replace** | 9.3 (1274 reviews) | 9.5 (247 reviews) | 8.7 (121 reviews) | | **Code folding** | 8.8 (1140 reviews) | 9.1 (191 reviews) | 8.6 (113 reviews) | #### Editing | Feature | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | Brackets | |---|---|---|---| | **Collaborative editing** | 8.0 (953 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 7.2 (76 reviews) | | **Language Support** | 8.9 (1181 reviews) | 9.3 (157 reviews) | 8.2 (105 reviews) | | **Selection Methods** | 8.7 (1157 reviews) | 9.2 (222 reviews) | 8.3 (107 reviews) | #### Functionality | Feature | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | Brackets | |---|---|---|---| | **Extensibility** | 8.7 (1142 reviews) | 8.9 (163 reviews) | 8.2 (106 reviews) | | **Cross-platform support** | 8.2 (1064 reviews) | 9.0 (146 reviews) | 8.7 (93 reviews) | | **Plugins and integrations** | 8.5 (1126 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.3 (107 reviews) | | **Security** | 8.4 (921 reviews) | 9.1 (95 reviews) | 8.4 (74 reviews) | #### Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders | Feature | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | Brackets | |---|---|---|---| | **Cross-system Integration** | 6.5 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Text Editor Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/text-editor) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Notepad++ | UltraEdit | Brackets | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 29.6% | 38.3% | 62.5% | | **Mid-Market** | 32.5% | 25.3% | 19.9% | | **Enterprise** | 37.9% | 36.3% | 17.6% | ### By Industry #### Notepad++ - **Information Technology and Services:** 29.1% - **Computer Software:** 23.0% - **Telecommunications:** 2.8% - **Internet:** 2.4% - **Financial Services:** 2.2% - **Higher Education:** 2.0% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 1.8% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 1.7% - **Program Development:** 1.7% - **Computer & Network Security:** 1.7% - **Other:** 31.5% #### UltraEdit - **Information Technology and Services:** 17.3% - **Computer Software:** 15.6% - **Financial Services:** 3.8% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.5% - **Telecommunications:** 3.3% - **Internet:** 3.2% - **Higher Education:** 2.7% - **Education Management:** 2.5% - **Insurance:** 2.3% - **Computer & Network Security:** 2.1% - **Other:** 43.6% #### Brackets - **Computer Software:** 25.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 19.5% - **Internet:** 5.9% - **Design:** 5.1% - **Higher Education:** 4.7% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.7% - **Graphic Design:** 4.7% - **Hospitality:** 3.9% - **Program Development:** 3.1% - **Automotive:** 2.0% - **Other:** 21.1% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Notepad++ - [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2706 reviews) - [Sublime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1782 reviews) - [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews) - [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews) - [gedit](https://www.g2.com/products/gedit/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (76 reviews) - [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (64 reviews) - [EmEditor](https://www.g2.com/products/emeditor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews) - [NoteTab](https://www.g2.com/products/notetab/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (25 reviews) - [EditPad Lite](https://www.g2.com/products/editpad-lite/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (20 reviews) - [PSPad](https://www.g2.com/products/pspad/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (20 reviews) ### Alternatives to UltraEdit - [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2706 reviews) - [Sublime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1782 reviews) - [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews) - [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (64 reviews) - [EmEditor](https://www.g2.com/products/emeditor/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (27 reviews) - [SlickEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/slickedit/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Tex-Edit Plus](https://www.g2.com/products/tex-edit-plus/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (18 reviews) - [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews) - [PSPad](https://www.g2.com/products/pspad/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (20 reviews) - [EditPad Lite](https://www.g2.com/products/editpad-lite/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (20 reviews) ### Alternatives to Brackets - [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2706 reviews) - [Sublime Text](https://www.g2.com/products/sublime-text/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1782 reviews) - [BBEdit](https://www.g2.com/products/bbedit/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (64 reviews) - [TextPad](https://www.g2.com/products/textpad/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (142 reviews) - [Bluefish](https://www.g2.com/products/bluefish/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (51 reviews) - [CodePen](https://www.g2.com/products/codepen/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (96 reviews) - [GNU Emacs](https://www.g2.com/products/gnu-emacs/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (84 reviews) - [gedit](https://www.g2.com/products/gedit/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (76 reviews) - [EditPlus](https://www.g2.com/products/editplus/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (99 reviews) - [PSPad](https://www.g2.com/products/pspad/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (20 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Notepad++ - Title: [What is Notepad++ used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-notepad-used-for) — 4 comments > **Top comment:** "Notepad++ is a free text and source code editor for use with Microsoft Windows. It supports tabbed editing, which allows working with multiple open files in..." - Title: [How do I use Notepad?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-use-notepad) — 3 comments > **Top comment:** "how to use it" - Title: [How do I close multiple windows at the same time instead of just individually clicking the cross](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-i-close-multiple-windows-at-the-same-time-instead-of-just-individually-clicking-the-cross) — 3 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Right click on the tab and you can close all but this, all to right, all to left, or all unchanged. " - Title: [What is a Notepad file?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-a-notepad-file) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Notepad++ is a text editor that is similar to Microsoft Notepad but provides additional features, such as source code editing tools. Unlike Notepad,..." - Title: [What are the advantages of Notepad?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-advantages-of-notepad) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Lightweight and easy to use " ### UltraEdit - Title: [How is it different from the other software like notepad++ and what benefits are there?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-is-it-different-from-the-other-software-like-notepad-and-what-benefits-are-there) — 10 comments, 3 upvotes > **Top comment:** "UltraEdit and Notepad++ are both text editors. While Notepad ++ is very powerful it is not as powerful/feature rich as UltraEdit. For those people that spend..." - Title: [What is UltraEdit used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ultraedit-used-for) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Text editing. Any kind of text editing. Hex editing, regular expression(s) find/replace, XML formatting, and any programming language. Find in files...." - Title: [What is UltraEdit used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/ultraedit-what-is-ultraedit-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Cross validation tool for digital forensics" - Title: [How much does UltraEdit cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-ultraedit-cost) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "$80" - Title: [Virtual Machine](https://www.g2.com/discussions/virtual-machine) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "I think UE has a forum for these questions here: http://forums.ultraedit.com/configuration-ini-settings-f7/?sid=15d4fd90054335d1d16ab4679fd261c8" ### Brackets - Title: [Is there a shortcut or simple way to auto format code within Brackets?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/29397-is-there-a-shortcut-or-simple-way-to-auto-format-code-within-brackets) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "I recommend an installing the extension called Beautify by Drew Hamlet. Then with a quick keyboard shortcut (ctrl+shift+L) it will format your code very..." - Title: [Hoe to change the dark theme background](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12642-hoe-to-change-the-dark-theme-background) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "You can easily change the themes, by navigating to Extension Managers, click on Themes, and choose the theme of your choice which suits your requirements." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/notepad-vs-ultraedit-vs-brackets)