Notepad++ macro location

Notepad++ is capable of recording some of your actions you perform while editing a document, and replaying those later on to avoid having to repeat that sequence of actions. This is called a macro and can save a great deal of time.

Macros can be played once, or multiple times, even as long as is required to run through an entire document.

Notepad++ macro language

You can save them for later use and assign keystrokes to them for fast access (See Shortcut Mapper). Macros are sensitive to the current position of the caret and will (normally speaking) operate relative to it.

Record a macro

To record a macro, select Macro > Start Recording or press the button on the toolbar.

Notepad++ will now keep track of the changes you make on a document or certain actions you perform.

To stop recording, select Macro > Stop Recording or select the button on the toolbar. As an exception to most commands, you can toggle this behavior with a special shortcut combination that is not listed in the menu but solely in the Shortcut mapper (see Shortcut Mapper).

By default, this is the combination Ctrl-Shift-R.

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