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Release Date: 2021-06-17

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Notepad++ v8.1 regression-fixes and improvements:

1. Fix regression of auto-completion performance issue (Fix #9975)
2. Fix Open dialog with “Save” label for “Open” button (Fix #9966)
3. Fix Notepad++ crash on dark mode while starting up (Fix #9961)
4. Improve look & feel in dark mode (Fix #9982)
5. Adapt Tooltips in dark mode (Fix #9962)
6. Remove white line under menubar in dark mode (Fix #9984)
7. Make multiline and vertical tabs work in dark mode (Implement #10017)

Notepad++ v8 new features & bug-fixes:

1. Add Dark Mode. (Implement #9183 & #7692)
2. ARM64 build is available. (Implement #5158)
3. One button to build them all - build Notepad++ with Scintilla static lib and Boost RegExpr headers. (Implement #9594)
4. Add new Fluent UI icons for toolbar. (Implement #9742)
5. Add new feature “Distraction Free Mode” (Menu “View->Distraction Free Mode”).
6. Add new API NPPM_ADDTOOLBARICON_FORDARKMODE for dark mode (Implement #9928).
7. Add 1 click action (SHIFT-click) on close button to close all tabs in dockable panel (Implement #8922.
8. Add ability of changing select text foreground color (optional). (Fix #3397 & #1314)
9. Allow Replace to stop after replacement (optional). (Implement #4437)
10. Fix append extension feature not working in save dialog. (Fix #9939)
11. Add ability to reverse line order. (Implement #9837)
12. Add ability to style only current instance of text. (Fix #9263)
13. Fix duplicated entries in Auto-Completion pop-up window. (Fix #9711)
14. Fix Python Function List not showing functions in some circumstance. (Fix #9844)
15. Enhance Folder as Workspace performance while adding/removing files in bulk. (Fix #9203)
16. Add Ada, Fortran, Fortran77 & Haskell in function lists. (Fix #9698)
17. Improve performance of “Open all” command in Search results. (Fix #9819)
18. Add “Copy Pathnames” command to Search results context menu. (Fix #9821)
19. Catch regex search exceptions and show exception message. (Fix #9565)
20. Add MarkAll Preference settings for case and word. (Fix #9751 & #5148)
21. Fix regression: Handle “Default Directory” setting correctly in Open/Save File Dialog. (Fix #9767)
22. Fix a special character in UTF16 file crash issue (regression). (Fix #9797)
23. Add “Append extension” checkbox to Save As dialog. (Implement #9515)
24. Fix Copy command in Search result is available as there’s no selection. (Fix #9757)
25. Add padding ability in the edit zone. (Fix #2323)
26. Make new tab name translatable. (Fix #2837)
27. Improve character case handling in RegEx. (Fix #9636)
28. Fix dragged out UDL file is not applied to UDL in the new instance. (Fix #3451)
29. Add command line parameter for adding specified string to app title bar. (Implement #9539)
30. Fix Auto-Completion ignoring case issue. (Fix #3997, #4833 & #4998)
31. Fix “Match Whole Word” option being enabled in RegEx Search. (Fix #9766)
32. Fix sort with column key selection that appears after tab characters. (Fix #9682)
33. Fix “Reload Workspace” menu command not working issue. (Fix #9350)
34. Fix view file in Edge browser failure issue if name contains spaces. (Fix #9313)
35. Add ability to avoid accumulating multiple search results. (Fix #8777)
36. Fix UTF-16 decoding/encoding for code points above U+FFFF. (Fix #9597, #3747 & #5754)
37. Fix “Save As” command removing original path from recent files history issue. (Fix #9673)
38. Fix function List button tool tips mixed up issue. (Fix #9804)
39. Remove Microsoft Bing from Notepad++ for Search on Internet command, due to its poor reliability. (Ref)

If you find any regression or critical bug, please report here: https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/21343/notepad-v8-1-is-available

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