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{{short description|Text editor and source code editor for Windows}}
{{distinguish|Notepad+|Windows Notepad}}
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Notepad++ is released as [[free and open-source software]] under a [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL) 3.0 or later. At first, the project was [[Web hosting service|hosted]] on the [[SourceForge]] [[software repository]] (2003–2010), from where it was downloaded over 28 million times,<ref>{{cite web |title=SourceForge.net: Project Statistics for Notepad++ |work=[[SourceForge.net]] |url=
|url=
|title= Top Downloads - For all time, updated daily
|access-date= 18 April 2011
|publisher= [[SourceForge]]
}}</ref> and twice won the SourceForge Community Choice Award for Best Developer Tool.<ref>{{cite web
|url=
|title= SourceForge's 4th Annual Community Choice Awards
|access-date= 1 October 2009
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==History==
Notepad++ development began in September 2003 by Don Ho, a former [[
Notepad++ was first released on [[SourceForge]] on 25 November 2003, as a Windows-only application.<ref name="theinitialcommit/don-ho">{{cite news |last1=Long |first1=Maddison |date=30 May 2017 |title=An Interview With Notepad++ Creator Don Ho |url=https://theinitialcommit.com/2017/05/30/don-ho/ |website=_theInitialCommit |access-date=24 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> It is based on the [[Scintilla (editing component)|Scintilla editor component]], and is written in [[C++]] with only Windows API ([[Win32]]) application programming interface ([[API]]) calls using only the [[Standard Template Library]] (STL) to increase performance and reduce program size.<ref name="Features" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.filehippo.com/2015/06/notepad-is-changing-code-and-changing-the-world/|title=Notepad++ Is Changing Code And Changing The World|first=Arianna|last=Gael|date=24 June 2015|publisher=Filehippo}}</ref>
In January 2010 the [[US government]] obliged US-based [[open source]] project hosts to deny access from Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and [[Ba'athist Syria|Syria]] to comply with U.S. law.<ref>{{cite web|title=Clarifying SourceForge.net's denial of site access for certain persons in accordance with US law|url=https://sourceforge.net/blog/clarifying-sourceforgenets-denial-of-site-access-for-certain-persons-in-accordance-with-us-law/|website=SourceForge.net|publisher=Slashdot Media|date=25 January 2010}}</ref> As a response to what the developer felt was a violation of the [[free and open-source software]] (FOSS) philosophy, in June 2010 Notepad++ moved out of US territorial jurisdiction by releasing a version on TuxFamily, in France. Some community services of Notepad++ (such as the forums and bug tracker) remained on SourceForge until 2015 when Notepad++ left SourceForge completely.<ref name="new-site-notepad-plus-plus.org">{{cite web|url=http://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-new-site-notepad-plus-plus.org.html|title=Notepad++ hosted on new website|publisher=Notepad++|date=6 June 2010|access-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419073303/http://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-new-site-notepad-plus-plus.org.html|archive-date=19 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-5.7-release-(outside-the-usa).html|title=Notepad++ 5.7 released on French servers|publisher=Notepad++|date=5 July 2010|access-date=11 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125053654/http://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-5.7-release-(outside-the-usa).html|archive-date=25 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-plus-plus-leaves-sf.html|title=Notepad++ leaves SourceForge|website=notepad-plus-plus.org|access-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701060335/https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/notepad-plus-plus-leaves-sf.html|archive-date=1 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2011 ''[[Lifehacker]]'' described Notepad++ as "The Best Programming Text Editor for Windows", stating that "if you prefer a simple, lightweight, and extensible programming plain-text editor, our first choice is the free, open-source Notepad++".<ref name="lh2011">{{cite web|url=http://lifehacker.com/5818674/the-best-programming-text-editor-for-windows|title=The Best Programming Text Editor for Windows|first=Adam|last=Pash|date=6 July 2011|publisher=[[Lifehacker]]}}</ref> ''Lifehacker'' criticized its [[user interface]], stating that "It is, in fact, fairly ugly. Luckily you can do a lot to customize its looks, and what it lacks in polish, it makes up for in functionality".<ref name="lh2011"/>
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In 2015 [[Stack Overflow]] conducted a worldwide Developer Survey, and Notepad++ was voted as the most used [[text editor]] worldwide with 34.7% of the 26,086 respondents claiming to use it daily.<ref name="so2015ds">{{cite web|url=https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2015#tech-editor |title=Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2015}}</ref> Stack Overflow noted that "The more things change, the more likely it is those things are written in [[JavaScript]] with NotePad++ on a Windows machine".<ref name="so2015ds"/> The 2016 survey had Notepad++ at 35.6%.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2016#technology-development-environments |title=Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2016 Results |date=18 March 2016 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160318113033/http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016#technology-development-environments |archive-date=18 March 2016}}</ref>
In 2015, in response to the [[SourceForge#
== Features ==
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719155339/http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/downloads/2196837/notepad
|archive-date=19 July 2009
}}</ref> and has been remarked for its robust plugin architecture which enabled various new features to be integrated into the program.<ref>{{cite news |url=
=== Internationalization ===
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Notepad++ is notable for being vocal in politics, particularly in [[human rights]] and [[opposition to war]].
In March 2008, the "[[Concerns and controversies over the 2008 Summer Olympics#Boycotts|Boycott Beijing 2008]]" banner was placed on Notepad++'s SourceForge.net homepage.<ref>{{cite web|url=
In January 2015, the Notepad++ website was [[Hacker|hacked]] by activists from the Fallaga Team who objected to an Easter egg endorsing [[Je suis Charlie]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kovacs |first=Eduard |date=15 January 2015 |title=Notepad++ Site Hacked in Response to "Je suis Charlie" Edition |url=http://www.securityweek.com/notepad-site-hacked-response-%E2%80%9Cje-suis-charlie%E2%80%9D-edition |newspaper=SecurityWeek |access-date=24 March 2017 |archive-date=21 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121063445/http://www.securityweek.com/notepad-site-hacked-response-%E2%80%9Cje-suis-charlie%E2%80%9D-edition |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Fallaga Team has been linked to [[Islamic State|ISIL]] and is also believed to be responsible for the 2017 hacking of websites of the British [[National Health Service]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/isis-islamist-hackers-nhs-websites-cyber-attack-syrian-civil-war-images-islamic-state-a7567236.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/isis-islamist-hackers-nhs-websites-cyber-attack-syrian-civil-war-images-islamic-state-a7567236.html |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Isis-linked hackers attack NHS websites to show gruesome Syrian civil war images |first=Kim |last=Sengupta |date=7 February 2017 |work=The Independent |___location=London |access-date=24 July 2017}}</ref>
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