Unable to install Compare Plugin

tan ts

Hi,

I have just install the latest version 7.8.1. The issue now is that I am not able to install the Compare Plugin. 

I have copied the full set of compare plugins to %AppUser%/AppData/Local/Notepad++/plugins, as well as that of Roaming, as suggested [here](https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/16629/notepad-7-6-and-the-plugin-textfx/23). I am still not Compare option in Notepad++.

Please advise where have I gone wrong.

Regards.

pnedev

Hi @tan-ts ,

Open Notepad++, open the PluginsAdmin from Plugins menu, select Compare plugin and click Install.
Notepad++ will restart and you should have the plugin in the menu.

BR

rinku singh

@tan-ts said in Unable to install Compare Plugin:

latest version 7.8.1.

%install dir%\plugins\name\name.dll
%install dir%\plugins\Compare\Compare.dll

tan ts

@pnedev said in Unable to install Compare Plugin:

Hi @tan-ts ,

Open Notepad++, open the PluginsAdmin from Plugins menu, select Compare plugin and click Install.
Notepad++ will restart and you should have the plugin in the menu.

BR

I tried. After I click the “Install”, notepad++ will close, and I saw the popup displaying the downloading of plugin. But I do not see any progress, and it will close and start up notepad++ again. I still do not see the “Compare” plugin in the menu.

tan ts

I managed to see the “Compare” in the menu finally. Have to manually put the “ComparePlugin.dll” into the %install_dir%\plugins\Compare directory.

Arash Rashidghamat

I can’t install the compare plugin with either of the installation methods or directions here. I tried importing plugin as well but nothing happens and I still can’t see the compare option in the menu bar. Any ideas?

PeterJones

@arash-rashidghamat ,

Share Notepad++'s ?-menu’s Debug Info. Which version of the Compare plugin are you trying to install?

Let us know your exact steps, and the exact symptom of why you think each method isn’t working.

The general methods of installing a plugin

Use Plugins Admin
1. Notepad++ > Plugins > Plugins Admin
2. Click the checkbox for the plugin you want to install
3. Click the Install button
4. Notepad++ will install the plugin then restart
5. Plugin is now available
Manual Installation
1. Exit Notepad++
2. Download plugin zip and unzip to temporary location
3. Copy the plugin DLL (in this case, ComparePlugin.dll) to the right location
  - a normal installation will put plugins in c:\program files\Notepad++\plugins
  - with that, and the Compare plugin, the final DLL would go in c:\program files\Notepad++\plugins\ComparePlugin\ComplarePlugin.dll
4. If there are associated files in the zip, you may have to install them to appropriate locations.
  - For compare plugin, this means putting the git and sqlite DLL files into c:\program files\Notepad++\plugins\ComparePlugin\ComparePlugin\ (yes, that’s two levels with the same name)
5. Start Notepad++

Please note: For Notepad++ v8.2.2 and newer (v8.3 and v8.4), you should be installing ComparePlugin v2.0.2. For Notepad++ v7.7 thru Notepad++ v8.2.1, you need to use ComparePlugin v2.0.1. If you have older than Notepad++ v7.7, I highly recommend updating Notepad++ first, but you can use ComparePlugin v2.0.0 for such ancient Notepad++ versions.

Arash Rashidghamat

@PeterJones Thank you! This fixed it.

BlaBlaCai

@PeterJones I started to use this app today with the newest version i found so far (8.6.7). I have encountered the same issue which says the plugin package was not found. At this moment I’ve followed each step of your response, but still, it kept showing me that the package was not found. I have tried to reopen my laptop for multiple times as well.
What should I do next? I can only think of downgrade the version I use.

Update: Nevermind I found out it already shows on my panel. It might already solve the problem after i reopened my computer. I just didn’t realize that at the moment.

pnedev

@BlaBlaCai ,
Try to download and install the plugin manually from https://github.com/pnedev/comparePlus. If you scroll down the page at the link you will find instructions how to do that (please read them carefully as there are two different compare plugins that can be installed from there - ComparePlus (your best options IMO) and Compare plugin (the older plugin with less features)).

BlaBlaCai

@pnedev THX for the response ! So can the compare plus replace the original compare plug-in? Are there any advantage still existed for using the older one?

pnedev

@BlaBlaCai ,
Yes, ComparePlus can fully replace the older Compare plugin (it is Compare plugin’s clone with lots of improvements and additions).
Using Compare plugin is a matter of user preference (if you don’t need the new functionality and you like more the synchronization between the views in compare mode - Compare plugin inserts empty lines to synchronize the documents which disables the undo possibility and ComparePlus uses another method to synchronize documents that appear to the user a bit “jumpy” but the undo is kept functional).
I am no longer supporting Compare plugin, IDK if it is still supported by other people.