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VSCode​

VSCode

  • ~500MB
  • Powerful
  • Written in TypeScript
  • Based on Electron
  • Created by Microsoft

VSCodium​

VSCodium

  • VSCode without Microsoft integration

NotePad4​

NotePad4

  • Lightweight (~3MB)
  • Written in C++
  • Based on NotePad2

Lite XL​

Lite XL

  • Lightweight (~9MB)
  • Written in Lua
Others
  • NotePad++
    • Lightweight (~24MB)
    • Windows only
    • Written in C++
  • NotePad2
    • Lightweight (~1MB)
    • Windows only
    • Written in C
    • No longer maintained (last update in 2012)