How To Get Compare Plugin Back Into Notepad++
Posted in Software, Tips, Hacks, Tricks on Apr 21, 2009
I’ve previously blogged about using Notepad++ to compare two text files but ths plugin functionality has been excluded from its latest update due to “compatibility issues”.
Getting this plugin back into Notepad++ is easy and here’s what you can do.
1. Goto notepad++ plugins donwload page at Sourceforge here
2. Select ComparePlugin from the plugins table and download ComparePluginx.x.x.unicode.zip.
3. Inside the downloaded zip file, you will find the ComparePlugin.dll. Unzip and place this into your Notepad++ plugins directory (which is usually at C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins)
4. That’s it. You get to compare your 2 text files in Notepad++ once again 
Update: There’s now an even easier way to get new plugins such as the “compare plugin” installed into Notepad++. Just use the new Notepad++ Plugin Manager introduced since Notepad v5.6.
Thanks, that helped me out.
Since the plugin was removed due to “compatibility issues”, I need to ask: Has anyone seen any such compatibility issues after re-installing it?
I personally haven’t seen any so called “compatibility issues” after reinstalling the plugin. I’m also wondering what the “real issue” is…
This has solved my problem. Thanks.