# Using notepad as IDE

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/using-notepad-as-ide/400579>\
**Category:** C++\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, editor, UE4, CPP, question\
**Created:** [July 24, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/using-notepad-as-ide/400579 "2017-07-24T05:25:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 24, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/using-notepad-as-ide/400579/1 "2017-07-24T05:25:51Z")

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Anybody have step-by-step instructions on how to use Notepad as my IDE? This is primarily for learning purposes, I understand the repercussions of avoiding powerful IDE’s like VS.

Also, as far as notepad++ goes, I could not get this to work for UE4:

> **[A new, community-hosted Unreal Engine Wiki](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/a-new-community-hosted-unreal-engine-wiki/141494)**
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> After over a year in maintenance mode, the official Unreal Engine Wiki is now permanently offline. These resources now live on a new community-run Unreal Engine Community Wiki — https://unrealcommunity.wiki/! You will be able to find content from...

~Essentially cannot get Unreal Macros to pop up as stated and shown by instructions. Anybody else get the same issue?

Thanks!