Download Notepad++ 8.5.8

Version 8.5.8 of Notepad++ has been released. This extensive text editor has various options 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 option to edit more than one document at the same time or maintain one document in two different places. If you want to use the latest version, you must download it yourself. Notepad++'s built-in updater only offers updates a week after their release, in order to resolve any serious bugs. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Notepad++ v8.5.8 bug fixes and new features:

This release of Notepad++ has fixed two old saving issues and has made the application restorable after restarting Windows 10 / 11 due to OS update. Additionally, there are several other fixes and enhancements included in this release.

• Fix “Clear Read-Only Flag” command not working immediately regression. (Fix #14138)
• Fix saving files losing Alternate Data Stream issue. (Fix #1498, #8451, #8013)
• Fix data loss issue due to no room on disk for saving. (Fix #5664, #14089)
• Add Win10/Win11 Restart application feature. (Fix #9722, #11721, #11934)
• Fix user created session being modified behavior on exit. (Implement part 1, part 2, part 3)
• Improve document list display performance. (Fix #13479, #12632)
• Update Scintilla to v5.3.7 & Lexilla to v5.2.7. (Fix #13991, #14062)
• fix unwanted Afrikaans installer language issue. (Fix #3844, #7574)
• Fix a crash issue while reading settings from cloud. (Fix #14131)
• Fix security issue CVE-2022-31901. (Fix #13520)
• Enhance non-saved search text's persistence in Find dialog combobox while pressing arrow key. (Fix #14174)
• Make auto-checking of Find InSelection configurable (resizable & can be disabled). (Fix #14108, #13677, #12639)
• Perl enhancement: Update Stylers & the keywords for Perl v5.38. (Fix #14192)
• Fix “Single Line Uncomment” uncommenting an extra line issue. (Fix #12829)
• Fix “Next Bookmark” command not resetting current column issue. (Fix #14137)
• Allow menu command Window->Windows to be assigned a shortcut. (Fix #14179)
• Fix wrong categories in Shortcuts Mapper. (Fix #13285)