@PeterJones I have been having a crack at it. https://youtu.be/UaXvg9w0_O8 [image: 1781246396141-1349f7c1-791f-4298-b47d-df25824aaf10-image.jpeg] I think I can put … everything in it. If I don’t burn out. Absolutely everything, including what you call the “ridiculous proposal”. (Which mostly just adds a preset system for common searches) I have taken care not to use any API after GDI+. And it’s only alpha borders on icons that keep this from being simple win32 GDI.

MultiReplace 6.0 is out and will land in Plugin Admin with the next Notepad++ release. The focus of this release is a second formula engine: ExprTk now sits alongside Lua for math, string and conditional replacements, joined by multi-list tabs, tandem mode, and a series of UI and workflow improvements. Several new options live under Plugins > MultiReplace > Settings. Download: Latest build Key Features & Improvements New Formula Engine (ExprTk): A second engine alongside Lua for math, string and conditional replacements. Its standout is the built-in output formatter - a single declarative spec that turns any result into fixed decimals, hex/binary, padded and aligned fields, time durations or formatted dates, applied right where the value is produced. Switch per tab via the (L) / (E) indicator next to Formula Support. The ExprTk integration - the (?=...) marker and the formula functions for reading captures and earlier results - follows the approach pioneered by @Coises in Columns++. Full syntax and examples are in the ExprTk formula reference. List Tabs: Keep different replacement sets available across tabs. State is fully separate per tab. Tandem Mode: MR panel snaps to the Notepad++ window edge and follows it around. Toggle via the plugin menu. Reopen on Startup: Reopens MR automatically if it was open when you closed Notepad++. Opt-in via the plugin menu. Compact Toolbar: New top toolbar layout - more horizontal space for the list. Always Visible List: Keeps the list visible instead of collapsing when you toggle it off. Requires “Keep list always visible” enabled in Settings. Bookmark Matches: Sets a Notepad++ bookmark on every match line. Toggle via the new checkbox next to Mark Matches. Column Reorder & Lock: Drag column headers to rearrange. Right-click for “Lock column width” or “Reset Column Order”. Modified Timestamp Column: Optional column tracking the last edit per entry. A dirty-flag stripe on the left edge marks unsaved changes. Excel-Compatible CSV: Lists save in the standard CSV dialect used by spreadsheets - opens cleanly in Excel, edit there, load back without conversion. Keyboard Shortcuts Ctrl+Up/Down: Move selected rows up or down (auto-repeat) Ctrl+L: Toggle list visibility from anywhere in the panel Alt+Up/Down: Round-trip between input fields and a selected row Ctrl+Shift + button click: Run from the input fields while the list stays open Ctrl+Shift+H: Pull selected editor text into Find what (optionally auto-escaped for Regex/Extended mode) [image: 1780756837071-multireplace6.png] Issues or suggestions: GitHub. Happy replacing!

I randomly found this new meta SPDX-License-Identifier: where you can add one line. // Copyright (c) 2026 Jane Smith // SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT https://spdx.org/licenses/ https://spdx.dev/learn/handling-license-info/ https://github.com/david-a-wheeler/spdx-tutorial Thought I might mention this as I have never heard of this standard. I assume it is still legal but, IANAL.