Notepad++ 7.5.9

[harlan4096]

Notepad++ release 8.9.3

• Regression fix: a crash in User Defined Language. (Fix #17520 )
  
• Regression fix: installing (or removing) plugin re-opens Notepad++ with permanent admin privilege (Fix #17540 )
  
• Regression-fix: wrongly added parenthesis for some multi-bytes characters. (Fix #17521 , #17802 )
  
• Regression-fix: incorrect function list text display for non-UTF8 documents. (Fix #17847 )
  
• Regression-fix: ProjectPanel Workspace text localization issue. (Fix community report)
  
• Regression-fix: Change History margin not enabled by default. (Fix comment repport )
  
• Regression-fix: Notepad++ update & plugin download fail behind corporate MITM proxies. (Fix community report)
  
• Security enhancement: Update cURL to v8.19.0 in auto-updater (WinGUp) to fix cURL security issue (CVE-2025-14819). (Fix #17869 )
  
• Improve performance by migrating the XML parser from TinyXML to pugixml. (Fix #16175 )
  
• Update Scintilla to 5.6.0 & Lexilla to 5.4.7. (Implement #17562 )
  
• Fix the issue where printing caused Notepad++ to crash. (Fix #6126 , #12645 , community report #1, community report #2, community report #3)
  
• Fix Find in Files failing to search file content on disk. (Fix #16177 , #17070 )
  
• Add disableNppAutoUpdate.xml to disable auto-update when WinGUp (GUP.exe) is present. (Implement #17836 )
  
• Fix a memory leak on exit. (Fix #17817 )
  
• Fix installed auto-completion files not overwritten after update. (Fix #14749 )
  
• Add model capacity of shortcuts.xml & contexMenu.xml for administration. (Fix #17872 )
  
• Add an option to disable selected text drag-and-drop. (Fix #2571 , #11335 )
  
• Fix wrong theme-writing path for non-ProgramFiles installations. (Fix comment repport )
  
• Enhancement: prevent XML config files from being overwritten when updating portable package (copy/paste). (Fix #9755 , #14279 , #15120 )
  
• Fix incomplete Find dialg tab translation when 1st opêned from Project Panels. (Fix community report)
  
• Fix Notepad++ spawning a new Windows Explorer process in Task Manager. (Fix comment repport )
  
• Add Function List & Autocompletion for D language. (Fix #17349 )
  

Notepad++ release 8.9.3

[harlan4096]

Notepad++ release 8.9.4

1.Fix crashes in FindInFiles when nativeLang.xml’s “find-result-hits” contains “%s”. (Fix #17960 )
2. Fix drop-file crash when file path length reaches 259 characters. (Fix #17921 )
3. Fix crash caused by undoing column editor bad input in virtual space. (Fix #17915 )
4. Fix bad column editor input in reverse-direction column selection on virtual space. (Fix #17915 )
5. Update to Scintilla 5.6.1 & Lexilla 5.4.8. (Fix #17920 , #17864 , #13522 , #11746 )
6. Fix EOL conversion to Windows format not working (Scintilla update related). (Fix #17920 )
7. Fix rendering corruption in .bat files (Lexilla update related). (Fix #17864 )
8. Fix quote escaping causing incorrect JSON syntax highlighting (Lexilla update related). (Fix #11746 , #13522 )
9. Fix MSI installation error due to context menu item registration. (Fix #17918 )
10. Fix NSIS installation stalling caused by context menu registration issue. (Fix #17308 , #17885 )
11. Add NPP_LANG property to install a specific localization file for MSI. (Fix issue reported in comment )
12. Fix MSI installer display random Hexadecimal number as name on UAC. (Fix #17967 )
13. Add version info into MSI file property (as value of “Comments”). (Fix #17803 )
14. Fix minimized window not restoring in administrator mode. (Fix #17945 )
15. Fix Unicode search mismatching ANSI character ‘?’. (Fix #17125 )
16. Fix Column Editor regression with empty fields. (Fix #17912 )
17. Fix floating dialog content not displaying in certain situations. (Fix #17563 )
18. Fix visual glitch when toggling group view in Document List. (Fix #14285 )
19. Support improved C++ 11 raw string literal handling. (Fix #17875 )
20. Fix visual glitch in the Mark dialog. (Fix #16084 , #17886 )

Notepad++ release 8.9.4

[harlan4096]

Notepad++ v8.9.5 release

1. Fix updating issue where using v8.9.4 32-bits installer creates duplicate “Uninstall a program” entries. (Fix #17979)
   
2. Fix v8.9.4 64-bits installer error message caused by MSIX on Win10. (Fix installer regression)
   
3. Fix regression in UDL xml file EOL parsing issue. (Fix #18022)
   
4. Update Scintilla to 5.6.2 & Lexilla to 5.4.9. (Implement #18011)
   
5. Add option to synchronize zoom level across views. (Fix #17862)
   
6. Fix MSI installer writting language info to HKCU instead of HKLM. (Fix MSI issue)
   
7. Fix imported UDLs not appearing in the language menu without restarting Notepad++. (Fix #17909)
   
8. Make “(?)” tooltip in preferences & Find in Files dialogs persitant & reduce display delay. (Fix #17995, #16961)
   
9. Fix visual glitch in Mark dialog when in reduced mode. (Fix #17983)
   

Notepad++ release 8.9.5

[harlan4096]

Notepad++ release 8.9.6

Notepad++ v8.9.6 regression fixes, bug-fixes:​

1. Fix vulnerability (CVE-2026-46710) of v8.9.4 & v8.9.5 installer. (Implement commit )
   
2. Fix x86 installer regression of not showing installation entry in “Unstall a program” of Control Panel. (Fix community discussion)
   
3. Fix x86 installer regression where context menu not installed or uninstalled correctly. (Fix community discussion)
   
4. Fix UAC prompt display regression (“Notepad++ installer” instead of “Notepad++”) for Notepad++ v8.9.5. (Fix GitHub comment )
   
5. Fix incorrect bevaviour when saving dirty read-only files. (Fix #17956 )
   
6. Fix regression where saving a UDL file removed XML declaration. (Fix GitHub comment )
   

Notepad++ release 8.9.6

[harlan4096]

Notepad++ release 8.9.6.1

Notepad++ v8.9.6.1 vulnerability fixes:​

1. Fix bad formed COPYDATASTRUCT makes Notepad++ crash (CVE-2026-48770 ).
   
2. Fix arbitrary code execution vulnerability via config.xml (CVE-2026-48778 ).
   
3. Fix arbitrary code execution vulnerability via shortcuts.xml (CVE-2026-48778 ).
   

Notepad++ release 8.9.6.1  

[harlan4096]

Notepad++ release 8.9.6.2

Notepad++ v8.9.6.2 vulnerability fix:​

1. Fix a bypass scenario in the previously fixed vulnerability (CVE-2026-48800) that was not fully addressed. (Implement commit )
   

Notepad++ release 8.9.6.2