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Notepad++ Recorded Package Source

Direct package links and installation notes for Windows

Developer Tools · v8.9.8 · Free (GPL-3.0)

Free source code editor for Windows

Source record, not a product review. Automated checks can confirm URL availability but not package safety, installation behavior, or offline operation. Catalog maintained by .
License: Free (GPL-3.0)
Size: 7.0 MB
Platforms: Windows

Download summary

Notepad++ is a developer tool for Windows, published by Don Ho. A direct package URL is recorded below. The host may be the publisher, a release repository, a CDN, or another distribution source documented by the publisher. Some packages still fetch optional components during setup. The recorded publisher site is notepad-plus-plus.org. We do not host or modify installer files.

Sources and identity

External references used to identify the product and publisher. These links do not prove that we installed the package.

Wikipedia article Source on GitHub SHA-256 listed in catalog

Publisher documentation

These references support the package and behavior notes. Documentation checks are separate from the recorded URL-check date and do not represent an installation test.

Choose a package

Choose integration or a writable portable folder

The EXE installer provides Windows integration and normally stores settings in %AppData%\Notepad++. The full portable ZIP keeps application files, settings, and plug-ins together when extracted to a suitable writable folder.

Program Files is an exception: Notepad++ ignores doLocalConf.xml there and uses %AppData% for settings. The minimal portable edition also omits plug-ins and Plugins Admin. An MSI option is available on the publisher release page for managed deployment.

Stage plug-ins with their required supporting files

Match the plug-in architecture and supported Notepad++ version before installation. A manual plug-in belongs under plugins in a subfolder matching the DLL's base name; follow its own documentation for additional dependencies.

Settings > Import > Import plugin(s) copies only a single DLL. It does not assemble an entire plug-in package containing extra libraries, configuration, or resources. Restarting and checking the required plug-in operation are separate target tests.

Package guidance is based on the linked documentation. No installation test is claimed.

Publisher SHA-256 reference values

Compared on 11 September 2026 with the publisher’s reference.

npp.8.9.8.Installer.x64.exe
7b2a949bf460fb37a3888c9048698f43222a185a48323023df1c51e78a3ca1c2
npp.8.9.8.Installer.arm64.exe
3ac2c91245e980c4fd0991e5c1971439e234c0713e994d1dae532c70b7528587
npp.8.9.8.Installer.exe
9753e2eba8f0ff056d60c52a917f7760ea81227e41b1786260e1ac76db398434
npp.8.9.8.portable.x64.zip
b269383239464a945d17cfabfccf53935b83d80d907922310fdfd50d80274c66

Compare only with the exact named package. A matching hash alone does not establish publisher identity or package safety.

Download options

Recorded package links, store pages, and browser extensions where available.

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Platform Build Architecture Package Action Notes
Windows

ARM64

Notepad++ 8.9.8 Windows ARM64 installer

 ARM64 EXE Download file Native ARM64 installer from the same official release
Windows

EXE

Notepad++ 8.9.8 Windows x64 installer

 64-bit EXE Download file Versioned official release asset with reference SHA-256 digest and detached .sig asset
Windows

EXE

Notepad++ 8.9.8 Windows x86 installer

 32-bit EXE Download file 32-bit installer from the same official release
Windows

Portable

Notepad++ 8.9.8 Windows x64 portable ZIP

 x64 portable ZIP Download file No-installer archive; storage, plugins, updates, and policy constraints still apply

Verification scope

A direct package URL is recorded above. We have not independently installed every listed build or confirmed that setup remains fully offline.

We do not host software files. Links may resolve to a publisher domain, its release repository, app store, CDN, or a documented distribution host — confirm the final hostname, publisher signature, version, and architecture before deployment. Recorded URLs last checked 11 September 2026; content last updated 11 September 2026.

What Notepad++ does

Notepad++ is a GPL-licensed Windows text and source editor built on Scintilla. It provides syntax highlighting and folding for supported language definitions, tabbed documents, regular-expression search and replace, multi-editing, column mode, macros, sessions, and a plugin interface. Responsiveness and maximum practical file size depend on the file, encoding, plugins, search operation, available memory, and build; this page does not claim it outperforms another editor.

This record pins Notepad++ 8.9.8 x64, ARM64, and x86 installers plus the x64 portable ZIP from the project's official GitHub release. The release also publishes detached.sig assets, and GitHub exposes reference SHA-256 digests for the versioned files; the release is not marked immutable. The portable ZIP avoids the installer, but it is not a bypass for operating-system policy: the extraction folder must be writable as needed, plugins and settings still persist somewhere, and update behavior should be tested for the intended configuration.

Plugins are separately maintained executable components with their own compatibility, trust, licenses, update paths, and network behavior. Specific plugin examples are not treated as built-in features. The core editor can edit local files offline; plugin installation, online update checks, and network-backed workflows require connectivity. This audit did not run the binaries or validate their detached signatures.

Try a practical task

Replace a label in a disposable text file

Practise a controlled search-and-replace on three invented lines before using the same technique on a larger file.

Before you start

  • Use Notepad++ on Windows and a new scratch file.
  • Keep the only copy of an important file out of this exercise.

  1. Create sample text

    Save three lines containing a repeated label.

    status=pending
status=pending
status=complete

  2. Find first

    Open Search > Find and look for pending. Choose Normal search mode so the text is treated literally.

  3. Replace in this file

    Open the Replace tab, set the replacement to queued and use Replace All for the current document. Avoid Find in Files for this small test.

  4. Check the result

    Read all three lines and save a separate result file. Confirm complete was left unchanged.

Expected result

Exactly two pending labels become queued; the complete line remains unchanged.

If the result is different

The match count is unexpected
Check match case, whole-word options, selected-text scope and the active search mode.
A real file was changed accidentally
Use Undo before closing if available, then compare against a known backup; do not save over the backup.

Regular-expression mode has different semantics. Do not use this literal-text exercise as a regex recipe or a bulk-folder replacement command.

Continue with the publisher’s instructions

Guide updated . Steps describe the linked documentation and our sample task. Only demonstrations with a stated environment record an observed run; this is not an installation test of every Notepad++ package listed above.

Product features

  • Syntax highlighting and code folding for dozens of languages
  • Tabbed multi-document interface; performance depends on file, operation, build, and plugins
  • Find and replace with regular expressions across multiple files
  • Column/multi-cursor editing and macro recording
  • Third-party plugin system plus separate installer and portable package formats

Installation notes

Grouped by the package types recorded on this page — not a claim that every listed build was independently tested on every supported platform.

Windows Windows archive (ZIP/7Z)

  1. 1

    Extract the recorded file (npp.8.9.8.portable.x64.zip) into a separate folder and check the publisher's instructions for the executable or setup program inside. ZIP/7Z describes compression, not installation behavior.

  2. 2

    A no-installer build may still store settings, credentials, caches, or Registry entries outside that folder. Check Notepad++'s configuration and removal instructions before moving or deleting it.

Windows Windows installer (EXE)

  1. 1

    Download the recorded file (npp.8.9.8.Installer.x64.exe). If it has a digital signature, inspect the signer and validation result in Properties → Digital Signatures. If no signature is present, follow the publisher's documented verification method; a missing signature does not authenticate the file.

  2. 2

    Check any Windows warning before proceeding. A SmartScreen reputation warning is not signature verification; stop if the publisher is unexpected or the file is reported as malicious.

  3. 3

    Follow the publisher's setup prompts to finish; options vary by release, so review each screen rather than clicking through.

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