<![CDATA[Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself)]]>Currently tinkering with Notepad++ vstudio/etc., wondering if there’s a better way. Seems silly that I can’t toggle N++ to some form of dark-theme.

The white borders/etc. are really glaring, especially when nearly anything else is dark-themed.

Ditto to CTRL-F pop ups, blindingly white.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/17829/make-notepad-dark-not-editor-theme-but-editor-itselfRSS for NodeMon, 15 Jun 2026 10:59:34 GMTMon, 17 Jun 2019 21:18:15 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Thu, 25 Nov 2021 02:39:45 GMT]]>@ahmed-syed I signed in to this site just to say THANK YOU!!! I did not know about the post-it mode and am absolutely loving it.
I knew about adding virtual desktops but it’s good to see somebody else giving them some love. Most people I’ve interacted with just think it’s gimmicky, but if you know how to utilize it correctly, it can be an invaluable multi-tasking tool.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/71578https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/71578Thu, 25 Nov 2021 02:39:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:13:38 GMT]]>@NeoUmbreon ,

Because it’s now in RC3 mode. The developer deletes the previous RC versions if he replaces them with a newer RC# or with a permanent release, so RC download links have only a temporary existence. The current download is on the RC3 Announcement page (https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/21273/notepad-v8-release-candidate-3) – but the download link in that thread will be 404 when v8.0 is fully released.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/66718https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/66718Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:13:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:06:19 GMT]]>@PeterJones said in Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself):

Or use Notepad++ v8.0, which has Dark Theme available. v8.0 is in Release Candidate mode as of May 18, 2021, but it (or a minor revision) should be going to full release in the near future; until then, you can download from the announcement I just linked.

The link on that page for download is a 404…

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/66716https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/66716Fri, 04 Jun 2021 19:06:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Tue, 25 May 2021 20:43:00 GMT]]>Or use Notepad++ v8.0, which has Dark Theme available. v8.0 is in Release Candidate mode as of May 18, 2021, but it (or a minor revision) should be going to full release in the near future; until then, you can download from the announcement I just linked.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/66300https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/66300Tue, 25 May 2021 20:43:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Tue, 25 May 2021 20:36:14 GMT]]>This may or may not be helpful, but if you’re like me and found this thread via a google search, it most proabably is. If you find that you don’t really need the ribons at the top of notepad++, you can use post-it mode by pessing (F12). Post-it mode basically minimizes the ribbons and only displays the text of your current tab. It also turns the notepad++ window into a sticky note that doesn’t leave your screen even when you switch windows. If you don’t appreciate this particular feature of post-it mode, a workaround for this is to make a second desktop solely for the use of notepad++.

For those who don’t know how, to create a second desktop you can use the shortcut (CTRL + Windows + D), to close a desktop you can use the shortcut (CTRL + Windows + F4), to switch between desktops you can either swipe left or right on your trackpad with four fingers or use the shortcut (CTRL + Windows + Left/Right Arrow Key), to view/close/switch between multiple desktops at once you can use the shortcut (Windows + Tab).

If you combine Post-It mode with a dark theme, you’ve basically got the dark mode you’re looking for.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/66299https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/66299Tue, 25 May 2021 20:36:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:12:11 GMT]]>@Collin-Walsh That magnifier solution works pretty slick, without doing the stupid high contrast theme.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/60671https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/60671Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:12:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:10:42 GMT]]>You know what? The more I think about this, I think the easiest solution would be to move the colors out in to some sort of CSS sheet for the GUI, Then anybody could change it at will.

Particularly… since people like me are depending on a portable version built for an unsupported suite, bolted in to an entire unsupported OS… The only way on God’s green earth I’m going to get a theme change option is if it gets pushed through the standard channels.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/60670https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/60670Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:10:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Thu, 10 Dec 2020 06:54:02 GMT]]>Holy Jebuz. Windoze is not the head cheese of the computing universe. In fact code wise… it’s pretty much a giant pile of you know what coming out of the other end. Win7 needs a solution. Linux needs a solution.

Oh yeah, you guys don’t publish for Linux… WELL I’M USING IT ON LINUX, SO :P

My Windoze video driver bit the green weenie, so I’m in Linux now. I’ve got N++ running off of PortableApps in a Wine bottle. I’ve got pretty much everything back to working the way I need it… except dark mode.

Seriously, if it’s THAT freaking hard, then just publish a Dark Mode (only) version.

P.S. Would be nice if you put out a Linux Package. :)

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/60669https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/60669Thu, 10 Dec 2020 06:54:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Sun, 22 Nov 2020 12:14:46 GMT]]>@andrecool-68 said in Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself):

@Kevin-Mc Notepad ++ does not owe anything to anyone!

This is the reason why we can’t have nice things around this world.

OT: Searching for the values 250, 250, 250 (UI- and Element-Bar) and 240, 240, 240 (Tab-Bar) resulted somehow into nothing at all. Anyone else having more luck finding the respective values inside the current source code?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/60041https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/60041Sun, 22 Nov 2020 12:14:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Sat, 12 Sep 2020 20:37:24 GMT]]>@Collin-Walsh said in Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself):

I personally haven’t tried it.

it worked

But I think…

Why don’t you try it, see if it works, then you don’t have to think … you’ll know. And then you can post something meaningful here when you report back on how things went.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/57581https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/57581Sat, 12 Sep 2020 20:37:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Sat, 12 Sep 2020 20:07:36 GMT]]>I found a solution on SuperUser, I personally haven’t tried it. But considering that it’s the answer (the check mark) and it’s the most up voted…it worked. I will attach a link here. It looks a little lengthy. But I think you can do this with any program that isn’t following the rules of dark mode.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/57578https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/57578Sat, 12 Sep 2020 20:07:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:07:38 GMT]]>@Svend-Hansen

No, afaik it didn’t work with dark mode - you could simulate it by
changing the contrast mode for desktop applications like described in the link I gave.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/56508https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/56508Wed, 05 Aug 2020 20:07:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Tue, 04 Aug 2020 05:19:17 GMT]]>It’s funny, I was sure this was working, but now it’s not anymore, as you can see in the screen shot. Both Windows Explorer and Firefox with nice dark windows… it’s possible that it was never working, and I only just misremember, because Notepad++ forgot my theme and went back to full white (after Windows crashed)… is it working for anyone else? (and not with high contrast mode on; I tried that and while Notepad++ is dark in that mode, everything looks pretty aweful :P)

Screenshot 2020-08-04 07.12.39.png

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/56445https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/56445Tue, 04 Aug 2020 05:19:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Tue, 28 Jul 2020 01:55:20 GMT]]>This chameleon only lacks a dark theme disguise

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/56248https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/56248Tue, 28 Jul 2020 01:55:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Sun, 26 Jul 2020 19:36:57 GMT]]>Every other text editor has dark mode for the whole program. I don’t think this is too hard to implement, but again I don’t have experience in C++

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/56231https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/56231Sun, 26 Jul 2020 19:36:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Wed, 20 May 2020 10:40:34 GMT]]>Do we have a schedule on making the UI dark?
Chrome already has it, even Windows native explorer has it too (which is surprising). Not a priority but it would be nice to know that if it is in the plan of future implementation.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/54116https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/54116Wed, 20 May 2020 10:40:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:12:13 GMT]]>@Personwithhat You are welcome to submit the needed code changes implementing this feature.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/50304https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/50304Mon, 03 Feb 2020 23:12:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:40:22 GMT]]>Any changes to Notepad++ scene? Would be nice to have this implemented. It’s very annoying dealing with a mostly dark editor only to have the menu’s and such be blindingly white.

Already have enough issues with everything flashing white on Windows when un-minimizing >.>

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/50296https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/50296Mon, 03 Feb 2020 18:40:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:42:45 GMT]]>@Kevin-Mc Notepad ++ does not owe anything to anyone!

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/45278https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/45278Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:42:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:17:52 GMT]]>Notepad should follow Windows 10 prescribed colours first, then apply custom settings (Style configurator).
Current version 7.7.1 does not follow high-contrast settings for background foreground, but does follow high-contrast settings for frame, tab colours, menu …

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/45277https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/45277Thu, 11 Jul 2019 17:17:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:41:38 GMT]]>Oh, you mean high-contrast mode, not dark theme.

Yea not enabling that, huge diff between dark and high-contrast.

Sigh, back to hacking Notepad++, or at least attempting to >.<
All this window management is confusing.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/44637https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/44637Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:41:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:21:43 GMT]]>@Personwithhat

check the link I provided - ease access it the key and with a little patience and testing
you can make it even prettier.

So, testing from my side is done, as this win10 in virtual box is so damn slow …

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/44635https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/44635Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:21:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:01:26 GMT]]>How did you do that? Do I need to re-install Notepad++ or something?

Version 7.7 right?

Barely looks usable but at least it won’t flash white :)

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/44633https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/44633Tue, 18 Jun 2019 18:01:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Make Notepad++ dark (not editor theme, but editor itself) on Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:56:17 GMT]]>@Personwithhat

doesn’t look nice and has some glitches like one would need to create icons and tab
name seems to be black in black

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/44632https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/44632Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:56:17 GMT