Cursor vs. Notepad++

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cursor
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Cursor is an IDE and code editor built for programming with AI. Cursor includes an autocomplete that predicts the next edit. Once enabled, it is always on and will suggest edits to code across multiple lines.
$20
per month
Notepad++
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Notepad++ is a popular free and open source text editor available under the GPL license, featuring syntax highlighting and folding, auto-complete, multi-document management, and ac customizable GUI.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Pro
$20
per month
Teams
$40
per month per user
Pro+
$60
per month
Ultra
$200
per month
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsEvery plan includes a set amount of model usage. Additional usage is based on the models and features used. The Bugbot add-on is available at $40 per month, per user, or with Custom pricing for Enterprise customers. A discount is available for annual billing.
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Cursor
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We use both Claude Code and Cursor. However, we find Cursor to be quite fast compared to Claude Code. Claude Code seems to be able to reach higher levels of intelligence, though that's not really necessary much of the time. The speed of Cursor can really stand out in comparison.
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Cursor is superior because its integration is easy; it provides the same benefits as the others, but it does so by managing LLMs in a more intuitive way. The fact that it is now proprietary to SpaceXAI might make the use of Grok more efficient and maybe cheaper for users …
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Cursor contains multiple AI model from different LLM Model builders, so Cursor stacks up against them with even their model also and other models also and gives a free composer model to do coding easily for the developers. Even when the token completed for the subscription …
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graphical user interface is really the thing that setting apart because other code harnesses are really focused on commandline interfaces but whenever you want a good graphical interface with all of the tools and workflow that us software developers we want I think that Cursor …
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Better agentic coding quality, inherent context of code by repo caching, easier to configure guardrails - these all amount to better quality code with less iteration and fussing around with the agent to get it to do what you want.
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Softr's chat AI is less sophisticated. However, it is great for building simple database-driven webapps. I have used it together with Airtable to build a very simple webapp. It is drag and drop. Vercel V0's chatAI is faster and more friendly. The user interface is also …
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Cursor has built-in AI and is a fork based on Visual Studio Code. So the fact is, it is better than Visual Studio Code because of AI, and if you are a developer that uses more than notebooks, in my opinion, it surely beats Jupyter Notebook, too. It is my go-to for basically all …
Notepad++
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Especially the encoding option helps me a lot to convert to ANSI. Its very easy to use and user-friendly. And can also plugins like converters and MIME tools etc., can also run some programming languages using Notepad++. I selected Notepad++ because it has lot of features that …
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VSCode is also a text editor and in many ways is more powerful than Notepad++. Notepad++ is simpler, faster and less busy. VSCode is nicer for more complicated things, such as working with multiple files that are related (say a complex set of python scripts) or in a project …
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If you're looking for a free and feature-rich option with an active plugin ecosystem, extensive language support, and regular expression capabilities, Notepad++ is a strong choice.If you prefer a straightforward, user-friendly interface and don't require as many advanced …
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Notepad++ is way ahead of Editplus since the latter was developed quite a few years ago and it lacks the intuitive language detection which is a major positive for Notepad++
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Compared to Evernote, Notepad++ is much lighter in terms of resource usage. In addition, the tabs in Notepad++ are arranged horizontally above the text box, which is my preferred way of accessing open files. Evernote does not have tabs. We continue to use Evernote for long-term …
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In comparison to VS Code, Notepad is less complexed solution with maybe less testing or implementation options but also with better script edition control thanks to the code formatting options. It depends on the task we have but for less complexed scripting that doesn't require …
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Notepad++ has a simple GUI.
I use it when needed to take quick notes or come up with a rough logic to any problem.
Even though Sublime text is a lot sleekier tha Notepad++, the search capabilities of Notepad++ makes it a winner.
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Notepad++ is easy to use, its simple user interface makes your coding more relaxed and joyful. You can use Notepad++ for many other works like saving text messages or text files or email-related work for a company. Notepad++ is easy to understand, and coding and debugging in …
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Since my engineering days, I have used this software. Notepad++ has to be one of the most powerful text editors available. It is lightweight and easy to use. It can identify the programming language based upon the extension of the file. It can also open various attachments, …
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Notepad++ is not available for macOS. So I am using TextWrangler, it is not having features like find and replace with regular expression, it is a simple replacement. Also, color coding for a programming language is also not available. The third multiple tab opening is an issue …
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I have used Notepad++ before. I started using Notepad++ as it is had a lot more features which made my work easier.
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UltraEdit was offered as a licensed product by my organization, however, because there was a cost to it, I had to obtain manager's approval for the yearly license required to keep it working. This was a hassle for something as simple as an editor. It was a convenient need to …
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I have used Java the most at other companies, I think we had a design deal with them. Notepad++ was more affordable with my current company.
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I didn’t care for the way some things were handled in other programs I tried, and I’ve stuck with Notepad++ since.
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I prefer Notepad++ to both UltraEdit and VSCode. The fact that it is freely available gives it a leg up on UltraEdit, and the feature set is at least comparable and in some ways better. VSCode is more useful if you are using your text editor to code and want to tie into …
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Notepad that comes with Windows is not an acceptable tool.
I use TextWrangler on my Mac. It's not quite as good as Notepad++, but Notepad++ is not available for MacOS.
Notepad++ is the best text editor I have found.
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Atom is a nice little notepad and editor, but it's a bit overkill for a simple note-taking app and doesn't quite compare to Visual Studio Code for more robust tasks like software development. It does have more polish than Notepad++, but the experience is somehow more clumsy. …
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I like Notepad++ over others because of its ease of use and its many available features. The nearly unlimited plugins pretty much let you do anything you can think of related to text based files.
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I mainly use Notepad++ on windows. Editplus was very good at regular expressions. I felt it was better than Notepad++. On Mac, sublime is a good tool for the same purpose.
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Both visual studio code and Notepad++ are powerful code editors/text editors. So it is hard to pick a favorite as they both have upsides and downsides. In this case Notepad++ I love the plugins that come with it and the ability to get more from other open sources. In general …
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Visual studio code has more testing capabilities but Notepad++ is easier to use for day to day text and scripting operations.
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I have never looked for other applications to replace or compare to Notepad++. That is how delighted I am to use it no matter where I am at in the working world. It is always one of the first programs that I install on my computer when I start at a new company.
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Notepad for Windows, Microsoft Word...LibreOffice Writer....I have used all of these for code writing and editing. Once again I like the universal feel of Notepad++. Basic Notepad, is just that, basic...and kind of clunky for what it is. This is a cool that I have installed …
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Notepad++ provides Macro Record and PlayBack. This option helps in formatting or adding the same type of information multiple times. Support multiple programming languages with proper syntax validation and highlighting.
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When I have to quickly review code or open a file to review something, opening Visual Studio is overkill. It takes time for the full-fledged IDE to open and initialize. When I need to get something done quickly, I use Notepad++ because nothing can compare to its speed. I also …
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User Ratings
CursorNotepad++
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
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8.6
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Likelihood to Renew
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10.0
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Usability
9.2
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9.1
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Support Rating
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8.1
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User Testimonials
CursorNotepad++
Likelihood to Recommend
Cursor is really great when you care most about access to a variety of models. It's very high-performing for code indexing, meaning models run very fast.
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I believe Notepad++ will meet the needs of the vast majority of Microsoft Windows users looking for a more robust (and free) text editor than Notepad, which comes bundled with the Windows operating system. Notepad++ is packed with features, frequently updated, and consumes little resources. And incredibly, this software is free of charge
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Pros
  • Generate code
  • Guide webapp development
  • Guide webapp deployment
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  • Persistent tabs that save content even when shutting down the program or dreaded BSOD
  • Vertical selection for multi-line deletes and edits
  • Regular expression search & replace
  • Quick conversion of encoding and newline characters
  • Toggle word wrap and hidden characters
  • Lots of plugin support
  • Notifies if a file has been changed on disk by another app
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Cons
  • The composer tool can still get more accurate
  • More LLM models
  • automate the creation of folders and files in a project
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  • It is only available for Windows (sorry, Linux and Mac users!).
  • It lacks some of the features of higher-order integrated development environments or code editors like Visual Studio Code, such as integration with Git or other versioning tools.
  • It works best for small text files and lighter tasks such as indenting text blocks you copy and paste from elsewhere. You could use this for all your programming needs, but there are better options out there for a primary tool for that purpose.
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Likelihood to Renew
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I use it every day for 13 years already and it never disappointed me
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Usability
it is really easy to set up and to connect with GitHub or any other git manager that you have and our team really loves the fact that whenever we do work, it’s very easy to open PRS for a Sr software staff to check the PRS and just merge it
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There are lot of features to talk about. Especially the usability is good. Everyone can easily to use and user-friendly. Can also update easily. Can also write and execute the programming languages like C, C++ etc. Encoding is also the major feature that helps me a lot and converter as well.
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Support Rating
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I haven't needed to utilize any support related to Notepad++. I guess this is a good thing because I found it to be quite intuitive. There are almost infinite features you can tweak and plugins you can download but I haven't had to do that because Notepad++ is really good right out of the box.
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Alternatives Considered
Cursor is superior because its integration is easy; it provides the same benefits as the others, but it does so by managing LLMs in a more intuitive way. The fact that it is now proprietary to SpaceXAI might make the use of Grok more efficient and maybe cheaper for users compared to Claude and Gemini.
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If you're looking for a free and feature-rich option with an active plugin ecosystem, extensive language support, and regular expression capabilities, Notepad++ is a strong choice.If you prefer a straightforward, user-friendly interface and don't require as many advanced features, TextPad could be a good fit. TextPad is also an option if you're comfortable with its licensing terms. I use Notepad++ as its free and open source with lot of plugins to play with and modify your code
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Return on Investment
  • Mostly I have positive impact on Cursor only for implementing complex features and functionalities.
  • Cursor mainly save our development time testing time more than 50%.
  • Cursor helps to improve code quality of our all project folder and files.
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  • Productivity has increased for developers.
  • It's free so instead of buying a piece of software, you can use this to replace many of them that may only specialize in one thing.
  • It gives our developers confidence knowing they have such a reliable, free tool at their disposal.
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