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Notepad++

by Notepad++ Team · GPL-3.0-or-later

95/100how this is calculated

Notepad++ is a free source code editor that supports several languages.

Getting the right Notepad++ download

Notepad++ ships as an installer, an MSI and a portable zip, and the choice between them matters more than usual: the portable build is the reason it is so often used on locked-down work machines.

The 64-bit installer is the default choice. The portable zip runs from a folder or a USB stick and keeps its configuration next to the executable, which also makes it the tidy option if you move between machines.

The MSI exists for deployment and takes standard Windows Installer switches, which the .exe does not.

Plugins are where the risk is, not the download

The program itself is clean and open source. Its plugin ecosystem is third-party code running inside your editor, and the Plugins Admin list is curated but not audited. Install what you need and no more.

Record

Latest version
8.9.7
Release date
14 Jul 2026
Official page
https://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Package identifier
Notepad++.Notepad++

Official downloads

These URLs are the ones Notepad++ Team declares in its own manifest. We do not proxy or shorten them, and we do not host a copy.

More than one architecture below. Check which one your Windows is if you are not sure.

Verify the file you downloaded

Run this against the file on disk. If the output does not match the hash below, the file is not what Notepad++ Team published. Delete it.

Windows · PowerShell

Get-FileHash "npp.8.9.7.Installer.x64.exe" -Algorithm SHA256

macOS · Linux

shasum -a 256 "npp.8.9.7.Installer.x64.exe"

Expected output

1884e093bae261c4942210334e1f2eae71354913e4ded3cc1a4a18c5320741ec

Got a different hash, or one you cannot place? Paste it into the hash checker and it will tell you which program and version it belongs to, past releases included.

Install Notepad++ silently

This installer is an MSI package, so it takes the standard Windows Installer switches. That is a property of MSI itself rather than something the publisher declared.

64-bit · machine scope · MSI convention

msiexec /i "npp.8.9.7.Installer.x64.msi" /qn /norestart

Run it from the folder holding the downloaded file, in a terminal opened as administrator when the package installs for all users. Silent means no window and no prompts, so check the exit code rather than waiting for something to appear: 0 is success and 3010 means it worked but wants a reboot.

Silent install commands for every program we index · silent uninstall

Uninstall Notepad++ cleanly

Every guide on this tells you to hunt for the product code with Get-WmiObject or in the registry. You do not need to: it is published in the installer manifest, and it is printed below.

Product code · 64-bit

{3281C7BA-0E6A-4A32-974C-3BEA51A4632F}

Uninstall, with the usual prompts

msiexec /x {3281C7BA-0E6A-4A32-974C-3BEA51A4632F}

Silent, for deployment

msiexec /x {3281C7BA-0E6A-4A32-974C-3BEA51A4632F} /qn /norestart

The product code changes with every version

The codes above belong to Notepad++ 8.9.7, the version in our index. If you have an older release installed, its code is different and this command will report that the product is not installed. In that case run Get-Package -Name "Notepad++*" in PowerShell to read the code of what you actually have.

This removes the program as the publisher packaged it. Settings and files created after installation, typically under AppData, are deliberately left behind by the uninstaller and have to be deleted by hand if you want them gone.

Reinstalling and hitting error 1638? That is this same product code, and the command above is the fix.

Product codes for every program we index, with the msiexec switches and how to read the code off your own machine.

How we scored this 95 out of 100

SignalFindingPoints
SHA-256 hash published7 of 7 installers ship a SHA-256 hashWithout a published hash there is no way to prove the file you downloaded is the file the publisher built.30 / 30
Binary provenance7 on a recognised distribution platformThe strongest signal against a repackaged installer: the file should come from the publisher, not from a mirror nobody vouches for.29.7 / 35
Served over HTTPS7 of 7 over HTTPSAn installer fetched over plain HTTP can be modified in transit.15 / 15
Release recencylast release about 1 months agoSoftware that has not shipped in years accumulates unpatched vulnerabilities.15 / 15
Licence declaredGPL-3.0-or-laterA declared licence tells you what you are actually allowed to do with the software.5 / 5

Is Notepad++ safe to download?

The installer comes from a recognised distribution platform rather than Notepad++ Team's own domain. That is normal for this kind of software and not a red flag by itself.

Every one of the 7 installers on this page comes with the SHA-256 Notepad++ Team declared, so you do not have to take our word for it: hash the file you downloaded and compare.

What this does not tell you is whether the software itself is any good, or whether you want what it does once installed. A publisher can ship something you would rather not run and the download is still authentic. We answer the question we can measure and leave the other one to you.

If Windows says “Windows protected your PC” when you run it, that is SmartScreen reporting reputation, not a malware verdict — it shows up on perfectly legitimate software from small publishers and on releases that are simply new. The reverse matters more: no warning does not mean the file was checked.

How the 95/100 score is calculated · why the source matters more than the reputation

Install Notepad++ with winget

Windows ships with a package manager, and this program is in it. The identifier below is the one Microsoft's repository uses, which is also where the download URL and hash on this page come from.

Install

winget install --id Notepad++.Notepad++ --exact

Upgrade later

winget upgrade --id Notepad++.Notepad++

Why --exact: without it winget matches on name as well as identifier, and a search that returns more than one package makes it stop and ask rather than install. Pinning the identifier is what makes the command safe to put in a script.

Not installing anything, or getting an error back? The commands that actually come up covers upgrading everything at once, what --include-unknown is for, and why winget can be missing from a machine that should have it.

Old versions of Notepad++11 with hashes

The version history of Notepad++, each release with the download URL the publisher declared at the time and the SHA-256 to check it against. Useful when an update breaks something and you need to downgrade to a build that worked.

We do not host any of these files and never re-upload them, which is the difference between this and an old-version download site.

8.9.6.4

released 03 Jun 2026
  • npp.8.9.6.4.Installer.x64.exe64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.4.Installer.exe32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.4.Installer.arm64.exeARM64official URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.4.Installer.x64.msi64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.4.portable.zip32-bitofficial URL

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8.9.6.2

released 31 May 2026
  • npp.8.9.6.2.Installer.x64.exe64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.2.Installer.exe32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.2.Installer.arm64.exeARM64official URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.2.Installer.x64.msi64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.2.portable.zip32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.2.portable.x64.zip64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.2.portable.arm64.zipARM64official URL

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8.9.6.1

released 26 May 2026
  • npp.8.9.6.1.Installer.x64.exe64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.1.Installer.exe32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.1.Installer.arm64.exeARM64official URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.1.Installer.x64.msi64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.1.portable.zip32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.1.portable.x64.zip64-bitofficial URL

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8.9.6

released 20 May 2026
  • npp.8.9.6.Installer.x64.exe64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.Installer.exe32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.Installer.arm64.exeARM64official URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.Installer.x64.msi64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.portable.zip32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.portable.x64.zip64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.6.portable.arm64.zipARM64official URL

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8.9.5

released 11 May 2026
  • npp.8.9.5.Installer.x64.exe64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.5.Installer.exe32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.5.Installer.arm64.exeARM64official URL

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  • npp.8.9.5.Installer.x64.msi64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.5.portable.zip32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.5.portable.x64.zip64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.5.portable.arm64.zipARM64official URL

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8.9.4

released 26 Apr 2026
  • npp.8.9.4.Installer.x64.exe64-bitofficial URL

    F3629F500D0754D8E870255FFF0E00384A37F5402D6F3AD8DD1F4F67D707B593

  • npp.8.9.4.Installer.exe32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.4.Installer.arm64.exeARM64official URL

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  • npp.8.9.4.Installer.x64.msi64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.4.portable.zip32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.4.portable.x64.zip64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.4.portable.arm64.zipARM64official URL

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8.9.3

released 24 Mar 2026
  • npp.8.9.3.Installer.x64.exe64-bitofficial URL

    8DB87A458551371E911BEA5243840C783B5E7D41B7F867A2A6F74971881FB1E4

  • npp.8.9.3.Installer.exe32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.3.Installer.arm64.exeARM64official URL

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  • npp.8.9.3.Installer.x64.msi64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.3.portable.zip32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.3.portable.x64.zip64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.3.portable.arm64.zipARM64official URL

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8.9.2

released 16 Feb 2026
  • npp.8.9.2.Installer.x64.exe64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.2.Installer.exe32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.2.Installer.arm64.exeARM64official URL

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  • npp.8.9.2.Installer.x64.msi64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.2.portable.zip32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.2.portable.x64.zip64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.2.portable.arm64.zipARM64official URL

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8.9.1

released 26 Jan 2026
  • npp.8.9.1.Installer.x64.exe64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.1.Installer.exe32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.1.Installer.arm64.exeARM64official URL

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  • npp.8.9.1.Installer.x64.msi64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.1.portable.zip32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.1.portable.x64.zip64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.1.portable.arm64.zipARM64official URL

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8.9

released 27 Dec 2025
  • npp.8.9.Installer.x64.exe64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.Installer.exe32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.Installer.arm64.exeARM64official URL

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  • npp.8.9.Installer.x64.msi64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.portable.zip32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.portable.x64.zip64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.9.portable.arm64.zipARM64official URL

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8.8.9

released 09 Dec 2025
  • npp.8.8.9.Installer.x64.exe64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.8.9.Installer.exe32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.8.9.Installer.arm64.exeARM64official URL

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  • npp.8.8.9.portable.zip32-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.8.9.portable.x64.zip64-bitofficial URL

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  • npp.8.8.9.portable.arm64.zipARM64official URL

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Publishers take old builds offline without warning, so a link here can stop working even though the hash stays correct forever. If you already have the file, the hash is what matters: it tells you whether what you have is what they published.

Every version on record12

Every Notepad++ version with a published manifest, newest first. The most recent ones are listed above with their file names and hashes.

  • 8.9.7
  • 8.9.6.4
  • 8.9.6.2
  • 8.9.6.1
  • 8.9.6
  • 8.9.5
  • 8.9.4
  • 8.9.3
  • 8.9.2
  • 8.9.1
  • 8.9
  • 8.8.9

Common questions

Is there a portable version of Notepad++?
Yes, distributed as a zip that runs from any folder without installing. It stores its settings alongside the executable, so it works on machines where you cannot install software and travels on a USB stick.
Which Notepad++ download is the right one?
The 64-bit installer for a normal setup, the portable zip if you cannot install software, and the MSI if you are deploying it across machines. All three are listed here with their hashes.

Similar programs we index

Matched on the categories Notepad++ Team and others declare in their own manifests, so the grouping is theirs rather than ours. Each one has its official URL and hash on the same terms as this page.

More programs we index

Not related to Notepad++ — just other entries, each with its own official URL and published hash.

Where our data comes from

Windows manifest
github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/master/manifests/n/Notepad++/Notepad++/8.9.7