Add Notepad++ languages support (French)

Hello,

Thank you for your replies.

I will follow your advice on this matter.

Thank you for the product request! Just like Roel mentioned, there are no separate Notepad++ installers for different languages. Unfortunately the /L="fr-fr" or other localization parameters do not work with the installer. In order to change Notepad++ language to French you would need to:
1. Download the official localization file from here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/refs/heads/master/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/french.xml
2. Place the french.xml file in to C:\Program Files\Notepad++\localization folder

3. Open Notepad++ and navigate to Settings -> Preferences and change the Localization setting to Français

You can automate steps 1 and 2 with the following PowerShell script, and instruct your end users to change the localization setting. The localization setting should not change when you update Notepad++.

# Set variables

$language = "french.xml"

$langUrl = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/master/PowerEditor/installer/nativeLang/$language"

$langDestDir = "$env:ProgramFiles\Notepad++\localization"

# Ensure localization folder exists

if (!(Test-Path $langDestDir)) {

New-Item -Path $langDestDir -ItemType Directory -Force

}

# Download the language XML file

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $langUrl -OutFile "$langDestDir\$language"

Application Manager does not support pre and post-scripts just yet, but you can deploy the script separately as a native PowerShell script from MECM or Intune.

You could also create a PowerShell script which would create or modify %appdata%\Notepad++\nativelangs.xml file to change the language to French. You can find more information from here: https://npp-user-manual.org/docs/preferences/#general

There is only one Notepad++ installer: https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus/releases/
If you want to change the UI to French, include / append the /L"fr-fr" parameter to the silent install parameters:
https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/26587/notepad-french-via-intune