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Notepad++ is a free and open source text editor for Windows. It is designed as a replacement for the built-in Notepad application.

Notepad++ is a text editor and source code editor for , and it is distributed as free software. It aims to be lightweight and robust, and supports syntax highlighting and code folding for over 50 programming, scripting, and markup languages. The user interface of notepad++ was translated into multiple languages, e.g. English, German, French, etc.

Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses the pure Win32 API and STL which ensures rapid execution speed and smaller program size.

-- Don Ho, author of Notepad++, from the project home page

Most notable features:

  • Unicode support
  • Tabbed document interface
  • Drag-and-drop
  • Syntax highlighting and Syntax folding
  • Auto-completion support for a subset of the API of some programming languages
  • Macro recording and playback
  • Multi-Language environment support
  • Bookmark

License:

It is released under GPL License.

Resources:

Latest LTS Version: v7.8.9 released on 2020-07-16

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How do I use Notepad++ (or other) with msysgit?

How do I use Notepad++ (or any other editor besides vim) with msysgit? I tried all of the following to no avail: git config --global core.editor C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe git config --global core.editor "C:\Program…
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Copy Notepad++ text with formatting?

I'm using Notepad++ to write code. How do I copy code in Notepad++ along with its formatting to paste into Microsoft Word? (i.e. syntax highlights, etc)
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Formatting code in Notepad++

Is there a keyboard shortcut to format code in Notepad++ ? I'm mainly working with HTML, CSS and Python code. For example: {% block title %} {% endblock %}
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Auto-indent in Notepad++

We always write code like this formal: void main(){ if(){ if() } But when I use Notepad++, the display is: void main(){ if(){ if() } How do I use Notepad++ to auto indent? Thanks to Jonathan, I have set it, but it does not take any…
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Choose newline character in Notepad++

I notice that when I load a text file, Notepad++ will recognize and use whatever the newline character in that file is, \n or \r\n. Is there some option where I can select which to use in a new document? (I've looked in help and googled, but can't…
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Can Vim highlight matching HTML tags like Notepad++?

Vim has support for matching pairs of curly brackets, parentheses, and square brackets. This is great for editing C-style languages like PHP and JavaScript. But what about matching HTML tags? Notepad++ has had this feature for as long as I’ve been…
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How do I read a text file of about 2 GB?

I have a .txt file whose memory is more than 2 GB. The problem is I cannot open it with Notepad, Notepad++ or any other editor programs. Any solutions?
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What are the advantages of Sublime Text over Notepad++ and vice-versa?

Lots of friends have suggested me to start using Sublime Text instead of Notepad++, but I've been happy so far with Notepad++. I use Notepad++ mainly for quick editing files (Haskell, Python, C#, HTML, JS, CSS, etc.), copying & paste pieces of text…
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Replace new lines with a comma delimiter with Notepad++?

I have a Notepad++ question. How can I take the below words in Notepad++ (which is on different lines) Apples Apricots Pear Avocados Bananas And turn them into a paragraph with a comma at the end of each one? Like this: Apples, Apricots, Pear,…
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File tree view in Notepad++

I was wondering how to make a file tree view in Notepad++, like other editors have, where I could open a file by clicking on it?
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How do I remove all non-ASCII characters with regex and Notepad++?

I searched a lot, but nowhere is it written how to remove non-ASCII characters from Notepad++. I need to know what command to write in find and replace (with picture it would be great). If I want to make a white-list and bookmark all the ASCII…
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Notepad++ cached files location

On the most recent versions of Notepad++, when the application is closed, unsaved files are maintained when the application is restarted. I presume that those files are cached on a temporary files. What is the location of that file(s). Thank you
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How to Execute a Python Script in Notepad++?

I prefer using Notepad++ for developing, How do I execute the files in Python through Notepad++?
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Notepad++: How to automatically set Language as Xml when load files

Whenever I edit a .config file in Notepad++ (which is an XML file) I want the syntax highlighting to automatically color it like XML. How do I configure Notepad++ to do this so that I don't have to manually select it every time I open a .config…
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How to compare two files in Notepad++ v6.6.8

I want to compare values from two different files. In Notepad++ version 5.0.3 we had shortcut button Alt+d but in version 6.6.8 I cannot find any option to compare. Also let me know which version is most stable.
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