Notepad updates include expanded support for lightweight formatting, adding strikethrough formatting and nested lists for Markdown syntax. Updates for Paint are also being rolled out to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels on Windows 11.

On February 2, 2026, Notepad++ developers reported a compromise of their update infrastructure due to a hosting provider incident between June and September 2025. Attackers maintained access to internal services until December 2025, leading to multiple execution chains and payloads.