Notepad++

ApplicationDon Ho

Dem still dey call am notepad plus plus, npp, notepad++

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Don Ho free Windows editor wey get tabs. The process na notepad++.exe. Official downloads dey on notepad-plus-plus.org. E no be Windows Notepad.

Wetin you need know

Notepad++ na notepad++.exe. Windows Notepad na notepad.exe.

notepad++.exe na Don Ho free tabbed editor. Official builds dey on notepad-plus-plus.org. notepad.exe na Windows Notepad. Code.exe na VS Code.

Wetin e be?: Free tabbed Windows editor
Same thing as Notepad?: No. notepad.exe na Windows Notepad
Official site?: notepad-plus-plus.org

Feex tok say

If notepad++.exe dey here, I dey treat am as Don Ho editor. I no dey end notepad.exe to close those tabs, and I no dey look for WINWORD.

Wetin be Notepad++?

Notepad++ na free Scintilla-based editor. E no be Windows Notepad, e no be VS Code, and e no be Word.

If you never use am before

If you want free tabbed editor on Windows, Notepad++ na Don Ho project. Download am from notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads. notepad++.exe na dis editor. notepad.exe na Windows Notepad. Notepad++ installer from filename site na common junk path.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Tabbed text and code

Logs, ini files, and source. Windows Notepad na the tiny inbox editor.

Plugins

Plugin Admin inside Notepad++. Dem no dey load inside notepad.exe.

Session backup

Tabs wey you never save fit come back. That backup na for dis editor, no be Store Notepad.

Na who e dey for?

People wey don outgrow Windows Notepad
Users wey want native editor without Electron
Anybody wey no suppose download notepad++.exe from random host

Current status

Notepad++ (2003) na current text editor from Don Ho. The vendor still dey point Windows users go https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/.

How old e be?

Don Ho release Notepad++ for 2003. E young pass Windows Notepad and e old pass VS Code (2015). Current 8.x Windows builds still dey update. The Windows 11 Store Notepad wey get tabs still na notepad.exe, no be dis product.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Notepad++ Installer

Portable

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to Notepad++
RAM	The editor small. Huge logs need more RAM

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
notepad++.exe	Notepad++ editor

Startup components

Notepad++ fit open the last session again if you leave that option on. That one no be Windows Notepad startup.

File locations

Common Notepad++ locations
Typical install	C:\Program Files\Notepad++\

File formats

TXTmany languages via highlighters

Common wahala dem

People dey end notepad.exe and the tabs go still dey

Those tabs na Notepad++. Windows Notepad na different process.

Default app fight with Store Notepad

Change the .txt default inside Settings > Apps. Dat one no dey uninstall notepad++.exe.

How to get unstuck

Install from notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads

Don Ho dey host the real installer. Notepad++ helper toolbar bundle na junk.

Open file location on top the busy editor

Program Files\Notepad++ na dis article. System32 notepad.exe na Windows Notepad.

Start without plugins if e hang

Notepad++ get documentation for plugin-safe start. Dat one no apply to notepad.exe.

Alternatives

Windows Notepad for tiny inbox editor. VS Code for heavier editor. Sublime Text if you want paid native editor.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	npp-user-manual.org/ Vendor support
Official site	notepad-plus-plus.org/ Start here, no be random exe host
User manual	npp-user-manual.org/ Plugins, session backup, and shortcuts

Related hardware

The editor light. Huge logs need RAM. GPU no matter.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

Notepad++ official site · Vendor product page
Notepad++ help · Vendor support
Notepad++ user manual · Official editor documentation
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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