<![CDATA[Can Notepad++ add a feature to save a file with a password, please.]]>Notepad++ is one of the fastest programs to initiate itself. For that reason I keep some sensitive, often used information (e.g login IDs & passwords) in a Notepad++ file that is immediately available when I click on the taskbar icon. For that reason, it would be appreciated if the file in question was password protected. Can Notepad++ save a file requiring a password to open it?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/14738/can-notepad-add-a-feature-to-save-a-file-with-a-password-pleaseRSS for NodeTue, 14 Jul 2026 18:39:23 GMTSun, 05 Nov 2017 00:03:59 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Can Notepad++ add a feature to save a file with a password, please. on Sun, 05 Nov 2017 15:18:01 GMT]]>@Scott-Sumner

Thx for pointing out, yes, it is still under development but with a slightly different name,
TCnext at https://truecrypt.ch/ or CipherShed (own gui).
Together with CipherShed they are maintaining/rewriting the original 7.1a source code.

Cheers
Claudia

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27863https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27863Sun, 05 Nov 2017 15:18:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can Notepad++ add a feature to save a file with a password, please. on Sun, 05 Nov 2017 13:37:11 GMT]]>@Claudia-Frank

truecrypt

From here it says “The development of TrueCrypt was ended in 5/2014”. Is that current information or do you know something more about it?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27860https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/27860Sun, 05 Nov 2017 13:37:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can Notepad++ add a feature to save a file with a password, please. on Sun, 05 Nov 2017 12:13:09 GMT]]>@Walter-Dale

is it all about visibility or are you concerned about securing the data?
If the first is the case then you might think about a different approach.
Something like create a shortcut which opens that specific file when it is needed
and always close it afterwards or use en/decryption tools which output the content temporarily
(together with nppexec or a python script) and so on …

If it is about securing, then I assume tools like truecrypt or password managers are better in such a case.

Cheers
Claudia

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