Notepad++ is a free (free as in both "free speech" and "free beer") source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several programming languages and natural languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.
See the Notepad++ official site for more information.
This GitHub remote is logbie/notepad-plus-plus, a fork of the official notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus project. It is not the official upstream remote.
| Topic | Where it lives |
|---|---|
| License | Still GPL-3 with Notepad++ terms — root LICENSE. This fork does not relicense. |
| Upstream contribution & coding style | CONTRIBUTING.md (keep faithful to upstream) |
| Fork process, agents, dual governance | docs/agents/fork.md, GOVERNANCE.md, AGENTS.md |
| Attribution | NOTICE |
Release badges and the GPG section below describe official Notepad++ artifacts, not necessarily builds from this fork.
Since the release of version 7.6.5 Notepad++ is signed using GPG with the following key:
- Signer: Notepad++
- E-mail: don.h@free.fr
- Key ID: 0x8D84F46E
- Key fingerprint: 14BC E436 2749 B2B5 1F8C 7122 6C42 9F1D 8D84 F46E
- Key type: RSA 4096/4096
- Created: 2019-03-11
- Expires: 2027-03-13
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/blob/master/nppGpgPub.asc
All the Windows systems still supported by Microsoft are supported by Notepad++. However, not all Notepad++ users can or want to use the newest system. Here is the Supported systems information you may need in case you are one of them.
Please follow build guide to build Notepad++ from source.
Contributions are welcome.
- Product code (Notepad++ sources): follow upstream Contribution Rules so changes stay style-compatible and, when desired, upstreamable.
- This fork’s tracker and agent workflow: see docs/agents/fork.md and AGENTS.md.
- Fork model (upstream + Logbie)
- Code of Conduct — fork collaboration standards (pro-AI)
- Governance — authority on this remote only
- Contributing (upstream style law)
- Security
- NOTICE