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Notepad++ (32-bit)

Notepad++ 6.6.8

  -  7.6 MB  -  Open Source
  • Latest Version

    Notepad++ 8.7.4 (32-bit)

  • Operating System

    Windows XP / XP64 / Vista / Vista64 / Windows 7 / Windows 7 64 / Windows 8 / Windows 8 64

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Don Ho / External Link

  • Filename

    npp.6.6.8.Installer.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    5d18ce69fa93de4c1fe180bf484ee20d

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Notepad++ 6.6.8.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Notepad++ (32-bit) or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

- Settings on cloud - Google Drive.
- Fix Settings on cloud - OneDrive detection error.
- Make internal docking dialogs apply the selected theme's background and foreground colours.
- Fix the bug that "backslash is escape char for SQL" setting is not saved correctly.
- Fix the bug that user cannot disable "backslash is SQL escape char" without restarting.
- Fix DocMap's syntax highlighting doesn't update while current doc apply a new syntax highlighting.
- Add 2 new plugins APIs: NPPM_GETEDITORDEFAULTBACKGROUNDCOLOR & NPPM_GETEDITORDEFAULTFOREGROUNDCOLOR
- Add new notification NPPN_SNAPSHOTDIRTYFILELOADED to notify plugins that a snapshot dirty file is loaded on startup.