The popular Notepad alternative was hijacked by bad actors for several months in 2025, but the latest update appears to solve the issue.
Chinese state-sponsored threat actors were likely behind the hijacking of Notepad++ update traffic last year that lasted for almost half a year, the developer states in an official announcement today.
Notepad on Windows 11 is no longer the lightweight utility it once was. Learn how to replace Notepad with Microsoft Edit on Windows 11.
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Someone made an unofficial 'Legacy Notepad' app after getting sick of Copilot
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