Syntax

Samples

notepad++.exe -qn=random

notepad++.exe -qn=“Bill Gates”

notepad++.exe -qt=“Test of ghost typing example.” -qSpeed1

notepad++.exe -qf=“myFile.txt”

notepad++.exe -qf=“myVeryLongFile.txt” -qSpeed3

notepad++.exe -qf=“C:\my folder\my poetries.txt”

notepad++.exe -qt=“#hulk { height: 200%; width: 200%; color: green; }” -lcss

Historical Syntax

The syntax listed above is valid for Notepad++ v8 and newer. If you have a v7.x version of Notepad++, please download the last offline User Manual that contains Notepad++ v7.x details

More on the Easter Eggs

As indicated above, the idea is that you go hunting for the Easter Eggs in the . However, that’s a lot to search through, so you can reveal the spoilers below to narrow down the search space.

Warning: Spoilers

might help you narrow down the search space. And if you search the Community Forum, you might be able to find a list of Easter Eggs, but any such static list will eventually fall out-of-date.

Aside from the command-line options above, you can also type the name of the Easter Egg in Notepad++, then select that name, then activate the About Notepad++ dialog using the ? menu or the default F1 keyboard shortcut – with the name selected, instead of actually opening the dialog, Notepad++ will create a new docuemnt tab, and will do the Ghost Typing for the selected Easter Egg name (or a random choice). This About Notepad++-based interface to the Easter Eggs can be turned off using the noEasterEggs.xml zero-byte config file.