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Notepad++ (32-bit)

Notepad++ 5.6.5

  -  3.12 MB  -  Open Source
  • Latest Version

    Notepad++ 8.7.1 (32-bit)

  • Operating System

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

  • User Rating

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  • Author / Product

    Don Ho / External Link

  • Filename

    npp.5.6.5.Installer.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    1ebaf9b5041eaf383bd53c82a0e32168

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++ 5.6.5.


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:

* Fix loading encoding file making file corrupted (after saving).
* Fix xml/html encoding overrides BOM if present.
* Fixed Chinese/Japanese/Korean characters display problem after "find in the current document".
* Add "set find text and find next" feature.
* Add JSP.
* Recover langs.xml while its length is zero.
* Fix "Close Window(s)" in Window dialog bug (if file is dirty and cancel to close).
* Fix finding "\0" or "\x00" issue in find extened mode.
* Add "\u" in find extened mode to find Unicode encoding character(ex. "\u00e9" find 'é').