# Notepad++ CS Syntax Highlighter **URL:** \ **Category:** Game Development\ **Created:** [October 15, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/notepad-cs-syntax-highlighter/67229 "2019-10-15T21:44:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KickinTyres](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/kickintyres/32/149342_2.png) [@KickinTyres](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/KickinTyres)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/notepad-cs-syntax-highlighter/67229/1 "2019-10-15T21:44:48Z")
Hey, I created a highlighter template for notepad++ (You can download Notepad++ [here](https://notepad-plus-plus.org/)) It does a few things that the “original” _highlighter_ doesn’t do (maybe because of newer stuff in notepad++, I don’t know?). [Download Here](https://c-8.com/download/choicescript-hightlighter-for-notepad-p-p/) (no direct links … cos wordpress ☹ ) A **folder** is included, brief description and instructions for it on the download page. Anyway, if you use notepad++ to edit your scenes/code, then maybe you’ll find it useful. If you do give it a go please let me know here if you find issues or want corrections etc. The “original” can be found [here](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/choicescript-syntax-highlighter-for-notepad/779) And Szaal’s [a bit further down this topic](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/notepad-cs-syntax-highlighter/67229/5) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nahim\_Kerman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/nahim_kerman/32/62734_2.png) [@Nahim\_Kerman](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Nahim_Kerman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/notepad-cs-syntax-highlighter/67229/2 "2019-10-15T22:28:09Z")
![ide](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/original/3X/d/1/d1bbd6501e7a3b6e1e0e7741e10510bdf3b8c0d8.jpeg) Interesting (To the left, the old highlighter. To the right is the new one.) ---
**Author:** ![KickinTyres](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/kickintyres/32/149342_2.png) [@KickinTyres](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/KickinTyres)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/notepad-cs-syntax-highlighter/67229/3 "2019-10-15T22:42:51Z")
Thanks for doing this, Nahim 🙂 That’s a good snapshot of a few of the differences. One of the main things is I liked highlighting all of a command line, not just the command (so I can see it more easily). I also bold words in [b] tags and italic those in [i] tags. I guess which one someone likes is down to personal preference. Note: People can change the actual colours - of either UDL - to whatever they like using the “View” – “Define Your Language” option in the notepad++ menus. ---
**Author:** ![Nahim\_Kerman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/nahim_kerman/32/62734_2.png) [@Nahim\_Kerman](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Nahim_Kerman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/notepad-cs-syntax-highlighter/67229/4 "2019-10-15T22:54:10Z")
I see the color scheme is for facilitating the user to maintain focus in all the command tags. I usually use the notepad++ to locate and replace multiple words across the pages. The whiteness of the background hurt my eyes. (Come to a doc, he said I may have developed photofobia or something. Asked for a blood exam, but I run from needles when I see them) ---
**Author:** ![Szaal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/szaal/32/112202_2.png) [@Szaal](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Szaal)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/notepad-cs-syntax-highlighter/67229/5 "2019-10-18T20:25:55Z")
I’ll shamelessly plug mine too, while at it. My UDL (ChoiceScript\_Szaal) is built around my style (CScript\_Szaal\_Style) which is centered around a dark theme. Preview images and quick how-to are attached. [Szaal’s NP++ UDL and style for CS](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1sPbLRqxJgdi4ZHp6IUY2ZTSoLAHTSl89?usp=sharing) ---
**Author:** ![Jacic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/jacic/32/7061_2.png) [@Jacic](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Jacic)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2019, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/notepad-cs-syntax-highlighter/67229/6 "2019-10-19T04:51:11Z")
> [@KickinTyres](#): > > People can change the actual colours That’s great to know. I was actually about to ask because I’m not a huge fan of lots of red and orange text on screen when writing. I’ll have to take a look 🙂