Notepad++ has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 60 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against Notepad++ User Manual: Shortcut Mapper on October 21, 2026.
Files and Tabs
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + N | Create a new file |
| Ctrl + O | Open a file |
| Ctrl + S | Save the file |
| Ctrl + Alt + S | Save the file under a new name |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save all open files |
| Ctrl + R | Reload the file from disk |
| Ctrl + W | Close the current file |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | Close all files |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Reopen the last closed file |
| Ctrl + Page Down | Go to the next tab |
| Ctrl + Page Up | Go to the previous tab |
| Alt + F4 | Exit Notepad++ |
Editing
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate the current line or selection |
| Ctrl + Shift + X | Copy the current line |
| Ctrl + L | Cut the current line |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Delete the current line |
| Ctrl + T | Swap the current line with the line above |
| Ctrl + Shift + Up Arrow | Move the current line up |
| Ctrl + Shift + Down Arrow | Move the current line down |
| Ctrl + J | Join the selected lines |
| Ctrl + I | Split long lines to the window width |
Code and Text
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Q | Comment or uncomment the selected lines |
| Ctrl + Shift + Q | Add a stream (block) comment |
| Ctrl + U | Convert the selection to lowercase |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | Convert the selection to UPPERCASE |
| Alt + U | Convert the selection to Proper Case |
| Ctrl + B | Go to the matching brace |
| Ctrl + Space | Show the function completion list |
| Ctrl + Enter | Show the word completion list |
| Ctrl + Shift + Space | Show the function parameter hint |
| Alt + C | Open the Column Editor |
| Alt + Shift + Arrow keys | Select a column (rectangular block) |
Search and Bookmarks
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + F | Open Find |
| Ctrl + H | Open Find and Replace |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Find in Files |
| F3 | Find the next match |
| Shift + F3 | Find the previous match |
| Ctrl + F3 | Select the word and find its next match |
| Ctrl + Alt + I | Start an incremental search |
| Ctrl + M | Open the Mark tab to highlight matches |
| F7 | Jump to the search results window |
| Ctrl + G | Go to a line number |
| Ctrl + F2 | Add or remove a bookmark on the line |
| F2 | Go to the next bookmark |
| Shift + F2 | Go to the previous bookmark |
View, Run and Macros
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Numpad Plus | Zoom in |
| Ctrl + Numpad Minus | Zoom out |
| Ctrl + Numpad / | Reset the zoom |
| F11 | Toggle full screen |
| Alt + 0 | Fold all |
| Alt + Shift + 0 | Unfold all |
| F8 | Switch to the other view in split screen |
| F5 | Open the Run dialog |
| Ctrl + Shift + P | Play back the recorded macro |
Good to know: These are the defaults. You can change any of them in Settings > Shortcut Mapper, so a shared or older setup may differ.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while Notepad++ is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
- Prompt Assistant: paste a saved code block, a regex you reuse, or a log template into Notepad++ with a hotkey
- AHK Script Maker: an editor made for writing your own AutoHotkey hotkey scripts
