Software Update: Notepad++ 8.4.6

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Version 8.4.6 of Notepad++ has been released. This extensive text editor has several features that are especially useful for programmers, such as syntax highlighting for C, C++, Java, HTML, XML and PHP, among others. The program also offers the possibility to edit more than one document at a time or to maintain one document in two different places. If you want to use the latest version, you have to download it yourself. Notepad++’s built-in updater only offers updates a week after their release, in order to fix any serious bugs. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Notepad++ v8.4.6 bug/regression fixes and new features:

  • Add Change History markers for document saved/unsaved/undone modification. (Fix #12164, #12046)
  • Add setting tab color ability. (Fix #2271)
  • Update to Scintilla 5.3.0 and Lexilla 5.1.9 (Implement #12045)
  • Fix “Never” button not showing on Updater dialog regression. (Implement 9c86a33)
  • Fix a printing selection regression. (Fix #11826, #12033, #11638)
  • Revamp tab context menu: make it less cluttered by adding sub-menu. (Fix #12147)
  • Fix a security vulnerability. (Fix #12113)
  • Add dark mode support to Choose Color dialog. (Fix #12148)
  • Add a page (tab) for incompatible (unloaded) plugins in Plugin Admin. (Fix #12069)
  • Add Plugin list repository link and its version in PluginAdmin dialog.
  • Fix horizontal bar showing issue while resizing document list’s height. (Fix #12191)
  • Fix NPPN_DARKMODECHANGED wrong return value to plugins. (Fix #12144).

Version number 8.4.6
Release status Final
Operating systems Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows 11
Website Notepad++
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License type GPL
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