{"id":35206,"date":"2014-07-07T06:07:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T10:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=35206"},"modified":"2015-09-17T08:50:29","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T12:50:29","slug":"how-to-download-and-install-notepad-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/how-to-download-and-install-notepad-editor.html","title":{"rendered":"How to download and install Notepad++ editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following tutorial will show you how to download and install Notepad++ editor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qoBinTgtLp0?width=1280&amp;height=720\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\">How to download and install Notepad++ editor<\/a>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"info-box\">NOTE: Notepad++ is a free (as in &#8220;free speech&#8221; and also as in &#8220;free beer&#8221;) source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License. Based on the powerful editing component\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.scintilla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scintilla<\/a>,\u00a0Notepad++\u00a0is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API and STL which ensures a higher execution speed and smaller program size. By optimizing as many routines as possible without losing user friendliness,\u00a0Notepad++\u00a0is trying to reduce the world carbon dioxide emissions. When using less CPU power, the PC can throttle down and reduce power consumption, resulting in a greener environment.<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n    <li><p>Open the download page of the official <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/notepad-plus-plus.org\/download\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>in your browser. <\/p><\/li>\r\n    <li><p>Download the latest Notepad++ version to your desktop. You can select a few formats. Let&#8217;s download the most common Installer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-1-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/li>\r\n    <li><p>Open the folder with the downloaded package on your computer. Click twice the .exe file to run the Installer.<\/p><\/li>\r\n    <li><p>Follow  all installation steps:<\/p>\r\n        <ol> \r\n            <li><p>Select installation language.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-2-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/li>\r\n            <li><p>Agree to the terms of the License Agreement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-3-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-3\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-3-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/li>\r\n            <li><p>Browse the installation directory on your computer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-4-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-4\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-4-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-4-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-4.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/li>\r\n            <li><p> Select the type of installation. We recommend to use a <strong>Custom<\/strong> one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-5-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-5\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-5-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-5-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-5.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/li>\r\n            <li><p>Choose the components for your Notepad++ installation and click Install to confirm.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-6-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-6\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-35212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-6-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-6-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/how_to_download_and_install_notepad++_editor-6.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/li>\r\n            <li><p>Please wait when the system finish installation. <\/p><\/li>\r\n         <\/ol>\r\n    <\/li> \r\n    <li><p>That&#8217;s all! Now you are ready to use Notepad++ software for editing codes.<\/p><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n<p>Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qoBinTgtLp0?width=1280&amp;height=720\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\">How to download and install Notepad++ editor<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following tutorial will show how to download and install Notepad++ editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":35217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1016],"tags":[561,664,648,1112,824],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35206"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}