

Copy the DLL file and any other files and folders (keeping the same directory structure) and paste them into the new folder you created in the plugins folder. Create a new folder in this location and name it with the name of the plugin. Otherwise, go to C:\Program Files\Notepad++ (or whatever folder you chose for the program folder during installation). If you didn't check the Don't use %APPDATA% box during the installation of Notepad++, go to the %LOCALAPPDATA%\Notepad++\plugins folder. Your downloaded plugin is most likely a ZIP file, so extract the contents of the file. Then, if the file comes back clean, close Notepad++ if it's open. There are several reliable sites for doing a quick free antivirus scan. That said, the answer in the article is still valid if you manage to do it manually or eventually as system administrator you want to add plugins to multiple machines.How to Manually Install a Notepad++ Pluginĭo you want to install a plugin that's not available in the list on the Available tab on the Plugins Admin dialog box? Maybe you downloaded a plugin on the Notepad++ Plugin Resources or on another site.įirst, make sure the file you downloaded is safe. The Answer is simple, at some point Plugin Admin was disabled in Notepad++ for security reasons, but it is re-introduced later in newer version of Notepad++ which solved the installation problem. Update: I have been asked why this way, if I can already install Notepad++ compare plugin via Plugin Admin. dll file directly in plugin folder:ģ2bit: %programfiles(x86)%\Notepad++\plugins Maytham Fahmi It is also possible to drag and drop the plugin. The plugin should appear under Plugins menu Developers Description By Dave Brotherstone Notepad++ Plugin Manager allows you to install, update, and remove plugins from Notepad++.Import plugin from the temporary folder.

Unzip Compare-plugin in temporary folder.– for Notepad++ 7.7 and above use Compare v2.0.0 for Notepad++ 7.7 – for Notepad++ 7.5 and above use Compare v2. Press F1 to find out if your Notepad++ is 64bit or 32bit (86x), hence you need to download the correct plugin version.Start your Notepad++ as administrator mode.
