Notepad++, compare plugin installation problem

Question

I had Notepad++ 7.5.8 (npp.7.5.8). It does not have plugin manager; previous versions used to have it. I followed these instructions.

I downloaded it from https://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-compare/

ComparePlugin.readme.txt

To install copy ComparePlugin.dll into the plugins directory C:\Program Files\Notepad++\Plugins

I did not work. Plugins menu did not have ComparePlugin. It had other plugins though.

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 21 '19 at 17:15

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Alternative

Notepad++ version 7.6.2 x64 bit.

Plugins -> enter compare and install it.

answered Feb 21 '19 at 17:15

Yan Khonski

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score 4 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 20 '20 at 08:42

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Open Notepad as Administrator Settings > Import > Import plugin(s)

Then select the ComparePlugin.dll, now notepad should prompt you a message to restart your notepad in order to make the change take effect

Re-open your notepad now, the compare plugin should be appear at Plugin now :)

edited Sep 20 '20 at 08:42

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answered Sep 18 '20 at 04:02

user14298121

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This worked for me. It seems like the normal method of installing plugins was not working on my work PC. – A. Kendall Dec 02 '20 at 16:18

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered May 27 '20 at 23:38

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Update: Alternative

Notepad++ version 7.8.6 x64 bit.

click Plugins on Menu bar -> click Plugins Admin... -> type Compare in search bar -> check Compare checkbox -> click Install button -> click Yes on dialog box.

answered May 27 '20 at 23:38

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Yan Khonski · Answer 4 · 2019-02-21T17:15:37.407

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If you use 64 bit Notepad++, use 64 bit version of the plugin.

After I have struggled for some time, I found a solution.

1) I updated Notepad++ from 7.5.8 into 7.5.9. After I applied * ComparePlugin.dll* which I have downloaded from the link in the question, it showed me an error that I used 64 bit version of Notepad++ and 32 bit version of the plugin.

2) I got the plugin of 64 bit version from git hub page. I put the ComparePlugin.dll into the plugins directory.

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 29 '19 at 06:09

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The plugin directory differs in different NPP versions, and installations. Be sure that you placed your plugins into the right folder.

There is a feature from NPP-v7.6.4 to get this folder:

Plugins -> Open Plugins Folder...

answered Apr 29 '19 at 06:09

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score 1 · Answer 6 · edited Feb 17 '21 at 19:34

I know this thread is old, but in case anyone stumbles across this still needing an answer I have a weird fix.

For some reason my installation is limiting the number of plugins I can have to a max of 3. So when I uninstalled 'Mime Tools' and then tried to install the plugin I wanted (Compare) it worked.

Not sure why Notepad++ is doing this but it temporarily solves the issue if you have a specific plugin you need to use.

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 23 '22 at 16:32

Update (2022-09-22): use the ComparePlus plug-in, and not the obsolete Compare plug-in. It has many more features and work much better in dark mode.

To install it:

Demo:

Open 2 files side-by-side
Plug-ins -> ComparePlus -> Compare:

Features:

The Compare plug-in is no longer maintained:

Compare plugin will not be supported anymore (at least by me) because I consider it obsolete and because (as Peter Jones said) I am working on another plugin - ComparePlus that is Compare plugin’s successor.

For example, the Compare plug-in doesn't show the compared text clearly with dark mode:

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 20 '20 at 17:52

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If you are on your work machine and the domain is blocked by your network administrator, an easy fix is to disconnect from your company intranet, connect to the internet via wifi or using your mobile phone usb tethering. Then try to install the plugin, it will work.

answered Oct 20 '20 at 17:52

JOSE MATHEW

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This answers does not relate to the question. Here you provide a work-around for blocked domain. – Yan Khonski Oct 20 '20 at 19:27
Thanks, this was exactly why I couldn't download the plugin! Up-vote from me. – Aubs Nov 25 '21 at 16:55

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 27 '22 at 23:32

07.27 Both of following versions seemed not compatible each other: npp.8.4.2.Installer.x64.exe (https://notepad-plus-plus.org/downloads/v8.4.2/) and ComparePlugin.v1.5.6.2.bin.zip (https://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-compare/postdownload).

NPP was installed in a 64bit machine within an isolated netwwork. Then the instruction as given in the readme was followed. But it failed to detect Compare Plugin.

ComparePlugin_v2.0.0_X64.zip will be checked today.

score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Aug 28 '22 at 15:12

First of all, you have to check the version between "Notepad++" and "ComparePlugin".

Please note: (see Unable to install Compare Plugin - scroll down for "PeterJones")

For Notepad++ v8.2.2 an newer, you should installing ComparePlugin v2.0.0.
For Notepad++ v7.7 thru Notepad++ v8.2.1, you nedd to use ComparePlugin v2.0.1.
If you have older than Notepad++ v7.7, I highly recommend updating Notepad++ first, but you can use ComparePlugin v2.0.0 for such ancient Notepadd++ version.

Download link: ComparePlugin

Notepad++, compare plugin installation problem

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