Notepad++

Notepad++ is a free source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla and running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.

Notepad++ with auto-complete plugin

Running love projects from Notepad++

You can use Notepad++ to edit your löve code adding the following in the Run=>Run... command:

"c:\your\path\to\love.exe" "$(CURRENT_DIRECTORY)"

Just make sure the path and the variable are quoted.

Noteworthy Features

  • Tabbed document interface (You can even have multiline tabs)
  • Drag-and-drop
  • Split screen editing and synchronized scrolling
  • Find and replace over multiple documents, including regular expressions
  • File comparison
  • Zooming


See also