Notepad++ vs VS Code: licensing, GitHub activity, and what each is actually for. Neutral comparison, no paid rankings.
Notepad++: Open source. 29,540 GitHub stars. Lightweight Windows editor for quick test script editing. Syntax highlighting for popular test frameworks. Good for viewing test logs and XML reports.
VS Code: Open source. 193,666 GitHub stars. Lightweight editor with Playwright, Cypress, Jest extensions. Built-in test explorer, debugging, Git. Best for JavaScript/TypeScript test automation and web testing.