<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Announcements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Announcements regarding our community]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/category/1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:56:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/category/1.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:06:26 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[v8.9.9 Release Candidate will be available in one week]]></title><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27682/v8.9.9-release-candidate-will-be-available-in-one-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27682/v8.9.9-release-candidate-will-be-available-in-one-week</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:06:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ release 8.9.8.1]]></title><description><![CDATA[
@Xuân-Thơ-HOÀNG said:
@Coises
Notepad++ v8.9.8.1 appears to misdetect a valid UTF-8 file without BOM as OEM 855. The file contains valid UTF-8 multibyte characters and can be decoded successfully as UTF-8. When “Autodetect character encoding” is disabled, closing and reopening Notepad++ correctly identifies the file as UTF-8. Re-enabling autodetection causes the same file to be detected as OEM 855 again.
For example, string UTF8 Ok but incorrect auto-detection: 🧠 🧠 🧠 🧠 🧠 🧠 🧠 🧠 🧠 🧠

Just my personal opinion, not any sort of “official Notepad++ position”: Autodetect character encoding is an accident waiting to happen. There is no way to consistently and accurately detect character encoding on Windows, because Microsoft, in their infinite wisdom, did not choose to store the character encoding of a file in any sort of metadata.
If you really have many files with different legacy character encodings, you will have to intervene manually to get correct results. There is no way around it. Autodetect character encoding might or might not reduce the number of cases where you must manually select the correct encoding, but sometimes it will be wrong. You can use the Encoding | Character sets menu to select the correct encoding before you modify the document in any way.
More common is to have just two potentially ambiguous cases: so-called “ANSI,” meaning the system default code page, and UTF-8 with no byte order mark. Outside of contrived examples and files that were supposed to be UTF-8 but contain invalid byte sequences, it is easy to tell those two apart with a very high rate of accuracy. (However, Notepad++ has a bug that can cause UTF-8 files to be mis-detected as ANSI.) That works better if you do not check Autodetect character encoding.
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27668/notepad-release-8.9.8.1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27668/notepad-release-8.9.8.1</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Coises]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:10:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ Release Candidate v8.9.8.1]]></title><description><![CDATA[@donho Typo: “7 Fix Netork Path Warning dialog usability problem.” --&gt; Network
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27659/notepad-release-candidate-v8.9.8.1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27659/notepad-release-candidate-v8.9.8.1</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[schnurlos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:57:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[v8.9.8.1 Release Candidate will be available in one week]]></title><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27651/v8.9.8.1-release-candidate-will-be-available-in-one-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27651/v8.9.8.1-release-candidate-will-be-available-in-one-week</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 21:45:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ release 8.9.8]]></title><description><![CDATA[@PeterJones Oh!! Understood!! thank you!!!
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27639/notepad-release-8.9.8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27639/notepad-release-8.9.8</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[RoxxiedaPunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:49:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ v8.9.8 Release Candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[FYI v8.9.8 RC is changed to RC2:
https://github.com/donho/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/RC2
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27630/notepad-v8.9.8-release-candidate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27630/notepad-v8.9.8-release-candidate</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[donho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:12:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[v8.9.8 Release Candidate will be available in about one week]]></title><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27620/v8.9.8-release-candidate-will-be-available-in-about-one-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27620/v8.9.8-release-candidate-will-be-available-in-about-one-week</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:17:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ release 8.9.7]]></title><description><![CDATA[@Ian-Eales ,
That sounds more like a feature request than something that used to work but broke during 8.9.7 – so it’s not a regression.  The FAQ here explains where requests for new features need to go …
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27604/notepad-release-8.9.7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27604/notepad-release-8.9.7</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PeterJones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:06:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ v8.9.7 Release Candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[FYI:
Notepad++ v8.9.7 RC2 is available now:
https://github.com/donho/notepad-plus-plus/releases/tag/RC2
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27596/notepad-v8.9.7-release-candidate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27596/notepad-v8.9.7-release-candidate</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[donho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:19:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[v8.9.7 Release Candidate will be available in about one week]]></title><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27587/v8.9.7-release-candidate-will-be-available-in-about-one-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27587/v8.9.7-release-candidate-will-be-available-in-about-one-week</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:24:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ release 8.9.6.4]]></title><description><![CDATA[@MarkusBodensee
Yes, I also found that 2nd problem.
Thanks for handling the fix, I’ll try to review.
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27562/notepad-release-8.9.6.4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27562/notepad-release-8.9.6.4</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[xomx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:38:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ release 8.9.6.2]]></title><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27554/notepad-release-8.9.6.2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27554/notepad-release-8.9.6.2</guid><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 13:32:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ release 8.9.6.1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ah ok. So just noticed this has been implemented after updating to 8.9.7.
How do I get around the dialog coming up “security information for shortcuts.xml is missing in config.xml” when I deploy this to multiple computers? I have a “master copy” of a portable installation on a network drive, then update that whenever a new version comes out. There is a batch file on a “client” PC that basically copies that folder from the network drive to a local drive on the client.
So every client, whenever they first use a macro, gets this warning and has to validate the shortcuts.xml file.
How do I stop this from happening, i.e. how can I make the shortcuts.xml file “trusted” in the master copy on the network drive, so it appears trusted on any other client that happens to download it?
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27548/notepad-release-8.9.6.1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27548/notepad-release-8.9.6.1</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[dapper27]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:44:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ release 8.9.6]]></title><description><![CDATA[@donho ,
https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27545/inability-to-save-file-to-onedrive-with-8.9.6-version-of-notepad indicates that there might be a regression with the ability to save to OneDrive…
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27540/notepad-release-8.9.6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27540/notepad-release-8.9.6</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PeterJones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:27:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ v8.9.6 Release Candidate]]></title><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27537/notepad-v8.9.6-release-candidate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27537/notepad-v8.9.6-release-candidate</guid><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:50:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[v8.9.6 RC will be available in about 3 days]]></title><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27534/v8.9.6-rc-will-be-available-in-about-3-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27534/v8.9.6-rc-will-be-available-in-about-3-days</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 13:22:44 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ release 8.9.5]]></title><description><![CDATA[@donho
Fixed, perfect!
Tried both the 32-bit on x86 Win81 and the x64-bit on x64 Win11.
Now the only thing, which is always incorrectly left after (both with 32- and 64-bit N++ version uninstallers), is the C:\Program Files\Notepad++\localization\kabyle.xml  file.
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27531/notepad-release-8.9.5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27531/notepad-release-8.9.5</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[xomx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 11:42:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ v8.9.5 Release Candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[@MarkusBodensee
Thank you for your heads up.
The fix will come with v8.9.5 release tomorrow.
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27525/notepad-v8.9.5-release-candidate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27525/notepad-v8.9.5-release-candidate</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[donho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 01:50:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ v8.9.5 Release Candidate will be available in 1-2 days]]></title><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27523/notepad-v8-9-5-release-candidate-will-be-available-in-1-2-days</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27523/notepad-v8-9-5-release-candidate-will-be-available-in-1-2-days</guid><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:56:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ release 8.9.4]]></title><description><![CDATA[@xomx said in Notepad++ release 8.9.4:

@donho said in Notepad++ release 8.9.4:


Add NPP_LANG property to install a specific localization file for MSI. (Fix issue reported in comment )


As is correctly noted in this GitHub comment, the lang info should be stored into Registry HKLM and not into HKCU.

Fixed by:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/09e50bad56c493a6dfd2d034d288b5271a656d96
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27512/notepad-release-8-9-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27512/notepad-release-8-9-4</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[donho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:44:13 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ v8.9.4 Release Candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[@donho, thanks for your work.
Just a small text issue in change.log:
[image: 1776927252471-201ed2b9-32b0-4e6b-87e8-053029c2feca-grafik.png]
versus
[image: 1776927304555-cbe0c0b0-b7d2-4cf4-8aef-4fbb24ae565c-grafik.png]
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27500/notepad-v8-9-4-release-candidate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27500/notepad-v8-9-4-release-candidate</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[schnurlos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:37:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[v8.9.4 RC will be available this weekend (17-19 April)]]></title><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27491/v8-9-4-rc-will-be-available-this-weekend-17-19-april</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27491/v8-9-4-rc-will-be-available-this-weekend-17-19-april</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:18:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ release 8.9.3]]></title><description><![CDATA[@hknet said in Notepad++ release 8.9.3:

as usual with a lots of other MSIs we take to the softwareinstallation in the GPO editor, then select “new - package”, select the current npp.8.9.3.Installer.x64.msi file from our GPO deployment path, open it, then select to deploy the package in a customized version (German: Erweitert), but tried all three options in the meantime, all end with the GPO editor reporting that adding the package to the GPO went wrong because the deploymentinformation can not be read (from the package) and we should check if we got the correct softwarepackage…

It’s likely that Windows has placed a “Zone.Identifier” alternate data stream on it, marking it as untrusted.
If not, please check the network share where npp.8.9.3.Installer.x64.msi is stored has Read permissions for both “Domain Computers” and “Authenticated Users” (or at least your specific admin account).
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27469/notepad-release-8-9-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27469/notepad-release-8-9-3</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[donho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:23:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ Old Releases Download]]></title><description><![CDATA[@donho ,
Thanks for doing that.  It’s good to be able to grab older versions, for historical purposes / comparisons, and for people who are trying to use Notepad++ on machines that still have ancient OS installed and cannot be upgraded (like a bunch of early 2000s electronic-measurement equipment that I used to use)
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27463/notepad-old-releases-download</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27463/notepad-old-releases-download</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[PeterJones]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:00:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notepad++ v8.9.3 Release Candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[FYI:
I just updated RC4 binaries with the fix:
https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/commit/9b558895e744601842ffdaff4679467863b9722d
Sorry for the inconvenience.
]]></description><link>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27455/notepad-v8-9-3-release-candidate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/27455/notepad-v8-9-3-release-candidate</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[donho]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 01:52:10 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>