Import Visual Studio syntax highlighting in Notepad++

Notepad++ only supports its own highlighting of plain text. Try pasting it into something that normally edits rich text like Word.


  • Close Notepad++
  • Download Notepad++ Visual Studio Theme
  • Extract the files to C:\Program Files\Notepad++\themes then start Notepad++ (create themes folder if it does not exist)
  • In the menu bar, open Settings→Style Configurator...
  • Click the Select theme dropdown and select the Visual Studio theme.
  • Click Save & Close button.

Information about theme can be found on archived page.


You have this version on GitHub : https://github.com/SeanCline/Npp-VS2012-Dark