Notepad++ is one of my favourite editors, now it is forbidden by IT and checked for on security compliance checks if still installed, thanks to this attack.
Same, but there are 2 basic key features - tabs, and spell check. There are other nice-to-haves but these are the big ones.
Notepad has those features too now.
Notepad also has a *#&!$ CoPilot button, but at least you can still turn that off the in the settings.
Notepad has nothing of that.
YMMV.