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Notepad++ 8.5

Notepad++

Notepad++ is a free (as in "free speech" and also as in "free beer") source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.

Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size. By optimizing as many routines as possible without losing user friendliness, Notepad++ is trying to reduce the world carbon dioxide emissions. When using less CPU power, the PC can throttle down and reduce power consumption, resulting in a greener environment.

Notepad++ 8.5 changelog:

  • Fix notepad replacement opening file name containing white space regression. (Fix #13032)
  • Fix regression about visual glitch of Find in Files progress window & Document Switcher.(Fix #13185, #13053)
  • Update to Scintilla 5.3.3 and Lexilla 5.2.2. (Implement #13082)
  • Add new explorer context menu entry “Edit with Notepad++” for WINDOWS 11. (Fix #10320, #10565, #4368, #8786, #10640, #10856, #10653, #7747, #6169, #92)
  • Add show non-printable characters command. (Fix #827, #4731, #8284)
  • Apply tab colors to document list items, and add groups to document list. (Fix #12155, #12689, #13026)
  • Add middle mouse click ability to close doc in Document List. (Fix #12949)
  • Add Begin/End Select in Column Mode command. (Fix #12833, #12832)
  • Add option to make auto-completion list brief. (Fix #12783)
  • Remove duplicate items in function/word list of Auto-completion. (Fix #13061)
  • Fix missing items in word autocomplete. (Fix #13060)
  • Fix autocomplete to sort case insensitive issue. (Fix #12495)
  • Change behaviour: make Select and Find (Next/Previous) always in normal search mode. (Fix #3229)
  • Change behaviour: make volatile Find uses least-strict option settings. (Fix #13145)
  • Change behaviour: Don’t populate in Find what if a stream selection more than 1024 characters. (Fix #12603)
  • Fix wrong value set in Preferences->Performance->“Define Large File Size”.(Fix #13280)
  • Fix untitled document number jumping or repeated problem. (Fix #8677, #11704, #13194)
  • Fix dock-able panels not restoring for mono instances when Notepad++ is in the tray. (Fix #9454)
  • Fix panels not restored from systemtray with “Edit with Notepad++” in admin mode. (Fix #13041)
  • Fix hit text in search results not being scrolled in the view issue. (Fix #13129)
  • Add new notification NPPN_EXTERNALLEXERBUFFER for lexer plugin with buffer ID when a new lexer is applied to the buffer in question. (Fix #12351)
  • Fix Synch H/V Scrolling commands not sync with 2 views. (Fix #5250, #13071)
  • Add several GUI enhancement. (Fix #11695, #13176, #13187, #13162)
  • Make several GUI items translatable (Fix #13175, #8020, #8858, #13088, #8927, #10876, #9343, #8004)

Download: Notepad++ 8.5 (64-bit) | Portable | ~4.0 MB (Open Source)
Download: Notepad++ 8.5 (32-bit) | Portable
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