# Edit with Notepad++

> Edit an HTML element and all its child nodes in Notepad++ Text editor with real-time updates

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/edit-with-notepad](https://chrome-stats.com/d/edit-with-notepad)

## Overview

- **ID:** `edit-with-notepad`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Joe Ertaba
- **Category:** web-development,other,tabs
- **Daily users:** 96
- **Weekly downloads:** 4
- **Rating:** 3.20 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.3
- **Last updated:** 2019-10-07
- **First published:** 2017-12-28
- **Size:** 45 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/edit-with-notepad/)
- **Website:** [http://add0n.com/edit-as-html.html?from=notepad](http://add0n.com/edit-as-html.html?from=notepad)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/edit-with-notepad/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/edit-with-notepad/privacy/)

## Description

The "Edit with Notepad++" Chrome extension enables seamless editing of HTML elements and all their child nodes directly in the popular Notepad++ text editor. By simply clicking the toolbar button and selecting content on a webpage, users can launch an editing instance that reflects changes in real-time on the page.

This tool supports simultaneous editing of multiple nodes and integrates smoothly with Chrome Developer Tools for efficient HTML manipulation. Temporary files are managed automatically in the OS temporary directory, ensuring no manual cleanup is necessary. Suitable for developers and designers seeking a powerful, user-friendly way to edit HTML content outside standard browser tools.

## Rankings

- #11,811 — Overall
- #62 — child
- #118 — css editor
- #132 — text editor
- #142 — editor
- #168 — note

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`
- `nativeMessaging`
- `downloads`
- `notifications`
- `contextMenus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/edit-with-notepad)