Iteration 2 – now with pencilįor a first iteration, I thought this looked pretty good. So I recreated the pencil, this time fitting vertical aligned with the rest of the icon. Without that, the notepad logo just doesn’t sit right with me. Still fairly recognisable, right? Iteration 1 For the foreground instead of using the usual abbreviation “n++”, which would never fit into a small square, I used “++”.

I made the “app representation” be a simple rectangle similar to Word’s. The greens and yellows are set quite apart from any other application icons I see on my system. To replicate this with notepad++ I decided to keep the existing colours as much as possible – they are nice and recognisable. You see the dark mode in the picture above.There are two main parts to each of the icons: A stylised representation of the application in the background, and a branding letter in the foreground: New Microsoft Office icon set The Iterations The user interface will becomes dark, But Notepad++ recommends that you restart the application so that dark mode can be applied completely. Then Select Dark mode category from the left side list and Tick the checkbox labeled Enable dark mode and then restart Notepad++ Open Notepad++ and then choose Settings – Preferences from the menubarĢ. To do it use question mark icon in the top menu of the interface Please check your Notepad++ version, it must be 8.0 or above, if your version is low, download the latest version. ( You can watch the how to video which located at the end of the article)ġ. – Better Concentration Easiest way to reduce the LCD screen light causing strain on your eyes is to enable the dark mode. – Better for reducing eye strain in low light conditions

– It saves energy, mainly if the device uses an OLED or AMOLED screen. – It enhances visual ergonomics by reducing eye strain The bright blue light coming from the LCD screens can put your eyes under heavy stress. The dark mode for Notepad++ is useful for the developers, programmers, and other users who spent many hours working through Notepad++, it reduces the light emitted by device screens while maintaining the minimum color contrast ratios required for readability. Notepad++ is a free text editor for Microsoft Windows that provides additional features not found in the standard Windows text editor, Notepad++ has finally added Dark Mode starting with version 8.

Notepad++ icons theme