Developer Don Ho released another version of the Notepad++ text editor last week. Even after almost 20 years, he still has ideas for improvements. Although nothing significant has changed since the one-and-a-half-year-old octal version, 30 smaller updates and repair packages have been released in the meantime.
One speeds up the opening of large files (over 200MB) and on 64b editions of Windows allows opening 2GB and larger files. Current Notepad++ 8.5 is in turn integrated into the context menu of Windows 11 when using the classic installer. (If you have a portable/portable version, it will not work.)
The editor should already highlight all hidden non-printing characters. He can close open panels in the side list of documents using the middle button / mouse wheel. In the same place, the panels will then take over the color from the traditional horizontal cards. You can find a complete list of changes on the program website.
Notepad++ is only available for Windows. Several enthusiasts have tried to rewrite it using the Qt framework so that it works on Linux or macOS as well, project NotepadQQ but it froze and no new version has been released for five years.
