Download Notepad++ 6.8.1

Version 6.8.1 of Notepad++ has been released. This comprehensive text editor has various 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 the same 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 appearance in order to be able to fix any serious bugs. Since version 6.7.9.1, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Notepad++ v6.8.1 new features and bug fix:

• Fix the Source Code Pro font making OS hanging issue (for some specific hardware configuration).
• Make current default font (Source Code Pro) prettier by adding its bold, italic and bold-italic fonts.
• Fix “Restore recent close file” text disappearing issue for some circumstance.
• Fix snapshot file after saving being always dirty problem.
• Fix document tab moving by clicking close button issue due to splitter inaccuracy.
• Fix a regression of Preferences dialog in which some modified options are not applied immediately.
• Fix inconsistent untitled document name issue (new 0 instead of new 1).
• Fix Macro buttons on toolbar inconsistent issue at Notepad++ startup.