
Note- One warning here, before starting installation make sure to save all edited text files in Notepad++. No manual action and inputs are required unless clicking on the Next button. It connects to the latest repository, downloads, and installs the plugin. The plugin admin takes care of everything. You do not have to download any plugin and copy files. Installation using either Plugin Manager or Admin is preferred and recommended method as it eases the overall process. If you do not have a plugin manager in your Notepad++ installation, you can also manually install this XML Plugin.įirst, let’s see installation using the plugin manager Method 1:- Using the Plugin Manager/Admin You can install the XML Tools plugin using the Plugin Manager or Admin. To resolve this issue, you need to install (x86) 32-bit plugin or install 64 but Notepad++. You may get the below error that means you have installed a 64-bit plugin with 32-bit Notepad++ installation. So you need to download proper plugin files, else it may not work. Notepad++ is available in both 32 bit and 64-bit versions. That said, the answer in the article is still valid if you manage to do it manually or eventually as system administrator you want to add plugins to multiple machines.Click 圆4 or x86 link to download XML Tools Plugin. The Answer is simple, at some point Plugin Admin was disabled in Notepad++ for security reasons, but it is re-introduced later in newer version of Notepad++ which solved the installation problem. Update: I have been asked why this way, if I can already install Notepad++ compare plugin via Plugin Admin. dll file directly in plugin folder:ģ2bit: %programfiles(x86)%\Notepad++\plugins Maytham Fahmi It is also possible to drag and drop the plugin.

Unzip Compare-plugin in temporary folder.– for Notepad++ 7.7 and above use Compare v2.0.0 for Notepad++ 7.7 – for Notepad++ 7.5 and above use Compare v2. Press F1 to find out if your Notepad++ is 64bit or 32bit (86x), hence you need to download the correct plugin version.Start your Notepad++ as administrator mode.
