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Notepad++ (32-bit)

Notepad++ 5.8.3

  -  4.03 MB  -  Open Source
  • Latest Version

    Notepad++ 8.7.4 (32-bit)

  • Operating System

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

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  • Author / Product

    Don Ho / External Link

  • Filename

    npp.5.8.3.Installer.exe

  • MD5 Checksum

    bb4cb90176a407fb4450671b4e88e9d5

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++ 5.8.3.


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:

- A new application icon.
- Add the capacity to open x64 system files.
- Add Edit context menu command.
- Add a new ability: sub-menus commands can be in the context menu.
- Fix context menu reload problem (plugin commands reload fails).
- Fix searching up fails while code page is set to Chinese/Japnese/Korean bug.
- Remove unsupported encodings by Microsoft Windows : ISO-8859-10, ISO-8859-11, ISO-8859-16.
- Fix move down current lines bug while moving down on the last line.
- Fix crash issue : crash in the next launch after setting MS-DOS-Style as default language.
- Fix zoom bug on the second view.
- Fix a heap corruption of ColourPicker.
- Due to UAC issue, doLocalConf.xml is ignored under vista and windows 7, if Notepad++ is installed in \\\"Program files\\\" directory.