notepad++ store version for windows 11?
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Notepad++ is not distributed through the Windows store, for Windows 11 or any version of Windows.
They tried some time ago (maybe a few years) to make it a UWP App (so it could be in the store), but some of the restrictions that MS applies to UWP Apps meant that Notepad++ could not behave as users expected with those restrictions, so it was decided to not support that distribution method.
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@PeterJones FYI Microsoft finally abondoned their UWP-only vision and opened up the Microsoft Store for other sourced. I believe any Win32 app with an .exe installer can now be listed there, one random source found here.
Actually reading that page, It also looks like there is a tool / workflow to push the install from Github to the Microsoft Store directly.
From the store, everyone wanting to automate enterprise installation and distribution via “intune” etc could do it directly from the Microsoft Store entry without the need for additional or special packing efforts by anyone
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I think N++ is doing “just fine” without being part of the M$ Windows Store…
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@Alan-Kilborn said in notepad++ store version for windows 11?:
I think N++ is doing “just fine” without being part of the M$ Windows Store…
Sure, I can buy that.
I’ve believe seen discussions in this forums coming from questions about maintaing an additional MSI installer. I believe those questions are primarily coming from various enterprise admins that are trying to avoid self-packaging and endless maintenance, while still being able to deploy Notepad++ to a large crowd of users.
My sense was that part of Dons reluctance for MSI was the heaps of additional work it would take to perpetually maintain it. With that in mind, I figured it was at least worth sharing that quite recently there’s appeared a potential new path here where, if the choice was made, the enterprise crowd could get a treat without adding as much burden on the Developer(s) of Notepad++
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@Snabel42 This is exactly where I’m coming from, and I suspect many other’s asking about MSI are too.
We’re looking to deploy via endpoint management/ MS intune. Currently I’ve wrapped the .exe, but it’s clunky, requires management and versioning is a PITA.Windows store would be ideal as windows handles auto updates.
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@Toby-Cook said in notepad++ store version for windows 11?:
@Snabel42 This is exactly where I’m coming from, and I suspect many other’s asking about MSI are too.
We’re looking to deploy via endpoint management/ MS intune. Currently I’ve wrapped the .exe, but it’s clunky, requires management and versioning is a PITA.Windows store would be ideal as windows handles auto updates.
Don Ho, the owner and decision maker for Notepad++, has said regarding MSI installer (and I quote):
if a free converter from NSIS to MSI exist, it would be possible for this issue. Otherwise I won’t consider it.
Until you can point him to a free converter, it isn’t going to happen. End of story.
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@Snabel42 I too would like to see a notepad++ Winget store app, so I can deploy via intune without the need to package the exe as a win32 app. It’s a must for intune.
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I think it will be a nice idea to get it with ms store and hope to see it soon.
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Sorry to necro this old thread, but is there any chance of a Microsoft Store listing for N++?
It would be extremely useful for my organisation, as we are required to use Microsoft Entra to deploy software. We currently need to package each release ourselves, but an entry in the MS Store save a lot of effort and make this much easier.
As @Snabel42 linked upthread, the MS Store now supports EXE installers, and there is an official GitHub Action to automate publishing new versions.
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@DoktorDemento said in notepad++ store version for windows 11?:
but is there any chance of a Microsoft Store listing for N++?
Essentially 0% chance. The developer does not want to go through the hoops required for the MS store, regardless of whether they now allow EXE installers or not. He has rejected the suggestion multiple times.
