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Notepad++ Compile and Run Java Programs

Notepad++ is a great file editor. It has many features. The most important feature which I like about Notepad++ is its light weight. It loads up so quickly, that's great. It also provides syntax highlighting for many languages. I use notepad++ to edit general files as well as my simple Java programs.
Although notepad++ provides functionality to run external programs, I prefer NppJavaTools plugin to compile and run Java programs using notepad++.
You can download NppJavaTools plugin from this page - NppJavaTools.

 Installation
Installation of plugins in notepad++ is very simple process. All you have to do is copy plugin dll into plugins folder of notepad++ installation directory and restart the notepad++.

 Features
This plugin provides following features,
  1. Compile and run your Java files within Notepad++
  2. Set custom hotkeys for compiling and running Java Code
  3. Library support

Compile and Run

This function allows you to run your Java programs to compile and run from Notepad++.

Set Custom hotkeys

This function allows you to set custom hotkeys for Compile and Run command.NppJavaTools Settings

Library support

You can specify which libraries to use while compiling and running your Java programs using NppJavaTools. As shown in above image of Settings window, you can add, remove single or clear all the library files.
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  1. UnknownApril 19, 2016 at 7:38 PM

    Site unaviable, link dont work.

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  2. UnknownJanuary 4, 2018 at 8:50 PM

    Sure, Notepad++ is a great tool for java code editing, but definitely not the best one. As for me, such editors as Atom or Sublime Text has a way more customizing features in addition to their simplicity. Moreover, I ended up with notepad right after the moment when it suddenly crush all file associations on my laptop, so I couldn't open my codes anywhere. Glad that I found solution quickly here, it fixed all associations and allows me to open my java files as well as open txt file https://wikiext.com/txt Don't know any exact alternative for npp, but I highly recommend you to switch to another editor

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