Notepad++ keyboard shortcuts
Notepad++ is a free text and code editor for Windows that opens quickly and handles many files in tabs. Its keys open, save, and switch tabs, duplicate, move, and delete lines, find and replace, zoom, and show or hide tool windows.
Windows · 35 shortcutsFiles and tabs
Create, open, save, close, and move through files and tabs in the Notepad++ editor.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Create a new file | Ctrl + N |
| Open a file | Ctrl + O |
| Save the current file | Ctrl + S |
| Save as | Ctrl + Shift + S |
| Close the current file | Ctrl + W |
| Close all files | Ctrl + Shift + W |
| Activate the next tab | Ctrl + Page Down |
| Activate the previous tab | Ctrl + Page Up |
| Reopen the last closed tab | Ctrl + Shift + T |
Ctrl + P |
Editing
Use the documented Scintilla editor defaults to select, copy, paste, indent, and change the current line.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl + Z |
| Redo | Ctrl + YorCtrl + Shift + Z |
| Cut | Ctrl + X |
| Copy | Ctrl + C |
| Paste | Ctrl + V |
| Select all | Ctrl + A |
| Un-indent or move the caret one tab earlier | Shift + Tab |
| Cancel completion or simplify a selection | Escape |
| Delete the current line | Ctrl + Shift + L |
| Duplicate the current line | Ctrl + D |
| Move the current line up | Ctrl + Shift + Up |
| Move the current line down | Ctrl + Shift + Down |
| Show function parameter hints | Ctrl + Shift + Space |
Search and view
Find text, repeat a search, change the view, and access Notepad++ panels with these documented defaults.
| Action | Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| Find | Ctrl + F |
| Replace | Ctrl + H |
| Find next | F3 |
| Find previous | Shift + F3 |
| Select and find next | Ctrl + F3 |
| Select and find previous | Ctrl + Shift + F3 |
| Zoom in | Ctrl + + |
| Zoom out | Ctrl + - |
| Reset zoom | Ctrl + 0 |
| Toggle full screen | F11 |
| Show or hide the selected tool window | F5 |
| Open a main menu with an acceleratorMenu accelerators can be preempted by a custom Shortcut Mapper binding. | Alt + Underlined letter |
Source
official Notepad++ user manual shortcuts · Checked
Notepad++ current user manual shortcuts checked September 1, 2026. Defaults can differ after editing Settings > Shortcut Mapper, and the manual notes that keyboard layout behavior changed in version 8.7.6.