
Without restarting the Notepad++ application, the dark mode is not really applied when you try to pull down various menu items from the menubar. But Notepad++ recommends that you restart the application so that dark mode can be applied completely. Select the checkbox labeled Enable dark mode and then restart Notepad++.Īs soon as you place a checkmark in the Enable dark mode checkbox, the user interface becomes dark.

Select Dark mode category from the left side list.Launch Notepad++ and then select Settings → Preferences from the menubar.

You can download the latest version of Notepad++ from its official website from. This is because the dark mode feature has been introduced in version 8.0 only.

In addition, the new version of Notepad++ also comes with Fluent UI which gives it a new modern look. In a blog post, they mention that dark mode was one of the most demanded features and they have finally added it in Notepad++ starting with version 8. Notepad++, the most popular editor application for Windows’ users, has finally introduced the dark mode.
