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==History==

Notepad++ development began in September 2003 by Don Ho, a former [[Paris Diderotcomputer Universityscience]] student of [[computerParis scienceDiderot University]] student.<ref name="theinitialcommit/don-ho" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=HO |first1=Don |title=CV |url=https://donho.github.io/ |website=donho.github.io}}</ref><ref name="LH2015AU">{{cite web|url=http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2015/06/behind-the-app-the-story-of-notepad/|title=Behind The App: The Story Of Notepad++|first=Andy|last=Orin|date=18 June 2015|publisher=Lifehacker Australia}}</ref> Ho first used JEXT (a [[Java (programming language)|Java]]-based text editor)<ref name="jext.org">{{cite web |title=Jext - Free Software (Logiciel Libre) Source Code Editor |url=http://www.jext.org/ |website=jext.org |access-date=24 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901083056/http://www.jext.org/ |archive-date=1 September 2008 |url-status=usurped |date=1 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Guy |first1=Romain |title=jext |url=https://github.com/romainguy/jext |website=romainguy |publisher=github |access-date=24 July 2024 |date=8 February 2024}}</ref> at his company but, dissatisfied with its poor performance, he began to develop a text editor written in [[C++]] with [[Scintilla (editing component)|Scintilla]].<ref name="LH2015AU"/> He developed it in his spare time since the idea was rejected by his company.<ref name="LH2015AU"/> Notepad++ was built as a Microsoft Windows application; the author considered, but rejected, the idea of using [[wxWidgets]] to [[Porting|port]] it to the [[macOS|Mac OS X]] and [[Unix]] platforms.<ref name="LH2015AU"/>

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"/>