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Release Date: 2021-06-07

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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/21283/notepad-v8

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