# bruderstein/nppPluginManager

Notepad++ Plugin Manager

Repository: https://github.com/bruderstein/nppPluginManager
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/npppluginmanager
Homepage: http://www.brotherstone.co.uk/npp/pm/
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-08T09:18:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6271, "days_push": 25, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1682, forks 221 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:21.696040+00:00)

## What it is
A plugin for Notepad++ that lets users install, update, and remove Notepad++ plugins via a centrally hosted plugin list. It is no longer actively supported since 2019, as its hosting webservice was shut down and Notepad++ now includes a built-in plugin manager.

## Use cases
- install notepad++ plugins from a central list
- update installed notepad++ plugins
- remove or uninstall notepad++ plugins
- get notified when notepad++ plugins have updates

## When to choose
- you are on a very old Notepad++ version without the built-in Plugins Admin and need legacy plugin management

## When to avoid
- you use any recent Notepad++ version, which has a built-in plugin manager
- you need actively maintained or supported software
- you rely on the plugin list webservice, which has been shut down

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: plugin-system, package-manager, developer-tools
- domain: text-editors, developer-tools, windows
- platform: windows
- tags: notepad++, plugin-manager, editor-plugin, deprecated

## Member repositories
- bruderstein/nppPluginManager (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.696040+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:41:21.660619+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bruderstein/nppPluginManager (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.696040+00:00, sha 52f7521ed339)
  - homepage: http://www.brotherstone.co.uk/npp/pm/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:14:16.202066+00:00, sha a7a7669b2acb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.