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Notepad++ keyboard shortcuts

Files, lines, comments, search, folding, and macros in Notepad++.

78 shortcuts Windows checked September 14, 2026

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This app has a Windows catalog in Shortivo. No other operating system is published for it yet.

Everything Clipboard Code editing Comments and review Editing Files and printing Navigation Paragraphs and lists Search Selection View and zoom
Matching shortcuts
Action Keys Row actions
Create a new document Anywhere Windows CtrlN Source
Open a file Anywhere Windows CtrlO Source
Reload the file from disk Document open Windows CtrlR Source
Save the file Document open Windows CtrlS Source
Save the file under a new name Document open Windows CtrlAltS Source
Save every open file Anywhere Windows CtrlShiftS Source
Close the document Document open Windows CtrlW Source
Close every document Anywhere Windows CtrlShiftW Source
Print the document Document open Windows CtrlP Source
Reopen the last closed file Anywhere Windows CtrlShiftT Source
Exit Notepad++ Anywhere Windows AltF4 Source
Cut the selection Editor Windows CtrlX Source
Copy the selection Editor Windows CtrlC Source
Paste from the clipboard Editor Windows CtrlV Source
Mark the start or end of a selection Editor Windows CtrlShiftB Source
Convert the selection to uppercase Editor Windows CtrlShiftU Source
Convert the selection to lowercase Editor Windows CtrlU Source
Convert the selection to proper case Editor Windows AltU Source
Split the selected lines Editor Windows CtrlI Source
Join the selected lines Editor Windows CtrlJ Source
Move the line up Editor Windows CtrlShiftUp arrow Source
Move the line down Editor Windows CtrlShiftDown arrow Source
Insert a blank line above Editor Windows CtrlAltEnter Source
Insert a blank line below Editor Windows CtrlAltShiftEnter Source
Toggle a single line comment Editor Windows CtrlQ Source
Add a single line comment Editor Windows CtrlK Source
Remove a single line comment Editor Windows CtrlShiftK Source
Add a block comment Editor Windows CtrlShiftQ Source
Show function completion Editor Windows CtrlSpace Source
Complete a file path Editor Windows CtrlAltSpace Source

About Notepad++ and its shortcuts

Notepad++ is the Windows editor people reach for when they want a file open now. Its keyboard covers the practical things: moving between open tabs, searching across files, changing encoding or line endings, and the column and multi-edit modes that make repetitive text work quick.

Almost every binding can be remapped from the shortcut mapper, and plugins add their own commands. Notepad++ is Windows only, so nothing here has a Mac equivalent to compare against.

Where the Notepad++ keys came from

Read from 1 documentation page published by the makers of Notepad++. Report a key that is wrong

To see how one action is done in other apps as well as Notepad++, browse the shortcuts by task. Shortcuts by task