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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=https://sourceforge.net/project/stats/detail.php?group_id=95717&ugn=notepad-plus&type=prdownload&mode=alltime&package_id=0 |access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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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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== Political messaging ==
Notepad++ is notable for being vocal in politics, particularly in
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=https://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm |title=About Notepad++ |access-date=20 October 2011 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080326203742/http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm |archive-date=26 March 2008}}</ref> A few months later most users in China were unable to reach the SourceForge.net website from 26 June to 24 July 2008. This led to the widespread belief that China had banned SourceForge.net in retaliation for the Boycott banner.<ref name="moonblog">[http://www.moon-blog.com/2008/06/sourceforge-blocked-in-china.html SourceForge Blocked In China]. Moonlight Blog. 26 June 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.moon-blog.com/2008/07/sourceforge-unblocked-in-china.html SourceForge Unblocked in China]. Moonlight Blog. 24 July 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=500647|title=Sourceforge.net was blocked in China|work=GameDev.net}}</ref>
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