Notepad++ 5.9 RC 

Notepad++ is a free source editor and Notepad replacement with the syntax highlighting.It also gives the extra functionality to the general user: colorize the user defined words. You can print your source code in color (or whatever you want) if you have a color printer (WYSIWYG). Furthermore, Notepad++ includes the multi-view feature, which allows the user to edit the different documents at the same time, and even edit the same document synchronously in 2 different views.
Notepad++ supports drag and drop: not only you can drop the file from explorer to open it, but also you can drag and drop a document from a view to another. With all the functionalities, Notepad++ runs as fast as Notepad provided by MS Windows.Features:
Syntax Highlighting and Syntax FoldingUser Language Defined SystemTabed document and Multi-ViewMore than 50 languages supportedFull Drag ‘N’ Drop supportedMacro recording and playbackExtensible with its plugin systemDownload the Stable version: Notepad++ 5.8.7
What´s new in version 5.9 RC:
Update Scintilla from 2.21 to 2.25New feature: Non-greedy regular expression (Scintilla).Add Copy/Cut/Paste Binary Content feature.Add ‘paste HTML content’ and ‘paste RTF content’ commands.Fix the inverse of title and message for some MessageBox.Add ‘Remove Unmarked Lines’ command.Add ‘Column Mode Tip’ to notice users the usage of column mode in Notepad++.