Open Source Philosophy
Notepad++ is governed by the GNU General Public License (GPL). This means the source code is available for anyone to study, change, and distribute. This transparency ensures that there are no hidden backdoors or malicious code.
We believe in software freedom. By keeping the project open source, we empower the community to contribute to its development, ensuring it remains robust, secure, and free forever.
Security Transparency
Security is our top priority. Every official release of Notepad++ is signed with a GPG key. This cryptographic signature allows users to verify that the installer they have downloaded has not been tampered with.
We also provide SHA-256 digests for all binaries. We encourage all users to verify these checksums before installation.
Privacy Policy
We do not collect personal user data.
Notepad++ runs locally on your machine. It does not phone home with your private documents or usage statistics. The only network activity is the optional "Check for Updates" feature, which simply checks for a version number string.
Disclaimer
This site (notepaddownload.info) provides information and mirrors for the software. We are advocates for the open-source project and aim to provide high-quality guides and safe download links. We are not the official developers.