- Start your Notepad++ as administrator mode.
- Press
F1to find out if your Notepad++ is 64bit or 32bit (86x), hence you need to download the correct plugin version. Download Compare-plugin v.2, from:
https://github.com/pnedev/compare-plugin/releases/tag/v2.0.0
- Unzip Compare-plugin in temporary folder.
- Import plugin from the temporary folder.
- The plugin should appear under Plugins menu
Note:
It is also possible to drag and drop the plugin .dll file directly in plugin folder:
64bit:%programfiles%\Notepad++\plugins
32bit:%programfiles(x86)%\Notepad++\plugins
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Thank you so much for the great article, it was fluent and to the point. Cheers.
Thx, notepad++ community version does not have Manager plugin longer, this make this guideline helpful. Hence it matters if it is versin 64bit or 32bit. 😉
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is it also possible to launch compare from the command line?
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Very good article. Simple and to the point.
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Access is denied.
ComparePlugin.dll is not compatible with the current version of Notepad++.
Do you want to remove this plugin from the plugins directory to prevent this message from the next launch?
(Using Notepad v7.5.9 (32-bit) and installing ComparePlugin_v2.0.0_x86.zip)
Any thoughts?
What I have right now is version v7.5.9 (64bit) Build time: Oct 14 2018 – 15:19:55 and it works fine. which operating system you have? I am aware you write 32bit version, but having OS version I might be able to reproduce it.