Download ComparePlugin_v2.0.0_X64.zip or ComparePlugin_v2.0.0_x86.zip.One of the advantages of the Manual Method is you get the up-to-date plugin, as the plugin manager/admin repository may have an older version. In some cases, Plugin installation may fail while using the Plugin Manager or there may not have plugin manager as it was removed, then use the manual method of installation. Install Compare Plugin Manually in Notepad++ You can also use plugin admin if the plugin manager is missing. You can refer to How to Install Plugin in Notepad++ for step-by-step instructions with screenshots. Select and click to install Compare Plugin.Search Compare Plugin in Available Tab.Navigate to Plugins-> Plugin Manager-> Show Plugin Manager.The plugin manager provides an easy method to install/update/remove plugins. This method uses the Plugin Manager to Install the plugin. This is easy to use method and good for the new user. There are two methods to install this Plugin. Read the below install section for further details. If there is no plugin manager or you face any issue, then you need to be download and install manually. There is no need to download compare plugin if you use the plugin manager/Admin to install it. Source code(tar.gz) Install Compare Plugin in Notepad++.It has the zip files for both Notepad++ 64 bit and 32-bit versions along with source code. That version is present under GitHub compare plugin repository. This version has some stability issues, so another Author fixed it.

Comparison against SVN database Download Compare Pluginĭownload the Plugin source code from the official Compare plugin project from Github and use Visual Studio to create the respective ComparePlugin.dll file.

The navigation bar shows a map of compared files.

This is a very useful diff plugin to show a difference between 2 files side by side, diff against Git, SVN and last save. Compare is a plugin for Notepad++ text editor that helps to compare two text files side by side to see the difference.

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