Notepad++ Tutorial

The Lightweight Power Editor Notepad++ is a free, open-source text and source code editor for Windows. It is built on the Scintilla editing component, making it blazing fast even ...

Standard Install Download the installer from notepad-plus-plus.org. The classic installer is recommended for Windows; an x64 or ARM build can be chosen for newer hardware. ...

Multi-Editing and Column Mode Alt+drag lets you select a rectangular block, then type to fill it in one go. Multi-cursor via Alt+Click adds several edit points at once. Column ...

Automatic Language Detection Open a .py, .java, .js or .xml file and Notepad++ colors it appropriately. The Language menu shows many supported languages, and highlighting follows ...

Normal Find Ctrl+F searches the file. Options include match case, whole word and wrap. Ctrl+G jumps to a line number directly. Find in Files Ctrl+Shift+F runs a search across a ...

Record a Macro Start Recording (Ctrl+Shift+R), perform the keystrokes once, then Stop Recording. Play Single (Ctrl+Shift+P) runs it once, Play Repeatedly (Ctrl+Shift+J) loops it. ...

Plugins Admin Plugins > Plugins Admin lists the official repository. Check a plugin, click Install and restart. Old plugin managers like Plugin Manager still exist for legacy ...

Multi-Document View View > Move/Clone Current Document lets you clone a file into a second editor pane, editing two spots of the same file at once, or side-by-side with another ...

Encoding Basics Files carry an encoding: UTF-8 (with or without BOM), UTF-16, or legacy ANSI code pages. The status bar shows the current encoding, and the Encoding menu lets you ...

Productivity Tips Keep files in multiple windows (View > Window) for side-by-side. Use Find in Files on a logs directory for quick audits. Set Autosave off to keep macros ...