Pretty easy, indeed !

First, I would advice you to BACKUP your active session.xml configuration file, just in case you’ll not like the new layout !

Depending on your initial N++ installation ( With the installer OR from a ZIP or 7Z archive ), it may be located :

• In the same folder as Notepad++ .exe, in case of local installation

• In case of classic installation, with the installer, you probably find it :

  • In %AppData%\Roaming\Notepad++, for a W7, W8 or W10 configuration

  • In %AppData%\Notepad++, for a XP or Vista configuration

So, close any instance of N++ and BACKUP, for instance, the session.xml file as BKP_session.xml

Now, just follow the few steps,below :

• Open N++

• Choose the menu option Window - Windows…

=> A new window, named Windows, is displayed

• Left-click on the top of the first column, labelled Name

=> The list of all your opened files, in your current N++ session, are sorted, alphabetically !

• Then, click, to the right, on the Sort tabs button

=> All the tabs, are now displayed, in an alphabetic way :-))

Et voilà !

Best Regards,

guy038

P.S. :

If you don’t like it :

• Delete your session.xml file

• Rename your BKP_session.xml as session.xml !