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Release Date: 2026-01-26

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Notepad++ v8.9.1 regression fixes, bug-fixes & new improvements:

1. Fix EOL duplication regression when playing back old recorded macros.

2. Remedy search failure for pasted text containing trailing invisible EOL character.

3. Fix customized context menu regression where separator (id="0") escapes FolderName submenu.

4. Fix issue where a single undo reverted multiple changes after macro execution.

5. Fix visual glitch when dragging dockable dialogs on a 2nd monitor.

6. Fix inconsistent automatic search mode switching (RegEx to Extended) in Find dialog.

7. Fix incorrect URL parsing caused by Unicode special spaces.

8. Update to Boost 1.90.0.

9. Improve update themes feature: fix JavaScript.js edge case.

10. Update javascript.js to better match javascript (embedded) in all themes.

11. Function List: enhance for Perl & PHP; add for Nim.

12. Fix comments and highlighting in TCL.

13. Update perl keywords and autocomplete for 5.42.

14. Improvement: display Find dialog status message with invisible characters warning.

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Notepad++ v8.9.3 regression fixes, bug-fixes & new improvements:**

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

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Download Notepad++ v8.9.4

Release Date: 2026-04-26

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Notepad++ v8.9.4 crash-fixexs, bug-fixes & new improvements:

1. Fix crashes in FindInFiles when nativeLang.xml’s “find-result-hits” contains “%s”. (Fix #17960, CVE-2026-3008, CVE-2026-6539)

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)

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Download Notepad++ v8.9.5

Release Date: 2026-05-11

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Notepad++ v8.9.5 regression fixes, bug-fixes & new improvements:

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)

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Download Notepad++ v8.9.6

Release Date: 2026-05-21

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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)

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Download Notepad++ v8.9.6.1

Release Date: 2026-05-26

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-2026-48800).

Download Notepad++ v8.9.6.2

Release Date: 2026-05-31

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Notepad++ v8.9.6.2 vulnerability-fixes:

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

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Download Notepad++ v8.9.6.4

Release Date: 2026-06-04

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Notepad++ v8.9.6.4 crash fixes, bug-fixes & new improvements:

1. Fix crashes in FindInFiles when nativeLang.xml’s “find-result-hits” contains “%s”. (Fix #17960, CVE-2026-3008, CVE-2026-6539)

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)

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