A JavaScript tool for Notepad++.

• Douglas Crockford's JSMin algorithm to minimize JavaScript code.
• My own algorithm to format JavaScript code.
• A JSON tree viewer. The JSON tree viewer for Notepad++ can handle >10MB JSON file easily.
• Support 64bit Notepad++ (from version 1.20.0, ".64.zip" package).

Really helpful to JavaScript coder on Notepad++. Easy to use it.

Made in China.

License: GPL 2.0

Features:

• JavaScript minify.
• JavaScript/JSON format.
• Sort JSON data alphabetically.
• JSON tree viewer.

JSTool for Notepad++ is deprecated after version 25.11.16. No further updates will be released. The downloads below remain available for existing users, but new development has moved to JSTool for Visual Studio Code.

The latest release build:

• Unicode build:

  x64 - JSToolNPP.25.11.16.uni.64.zip: Download from SourceForge.net

  arm64 - JSToolNPP.25.11.16.uni.arm64.zip: Download from SourceForge.net

  win32 - JSToolNPP.25.11.16.uni.32.zip: Download from SourceForge.net

• ASCII build (no more updates after 1.20.2):

  x64 - JSToolNPP.1.20.2.asc.64.zip: Download from SourceForge.net

  win32 - JSToolNPP.1.20.2.asc.32.zip: Download from SourceForge.net

Other files:

• README: https://github.com/sunjw/jstoolnpp/blob/master/README.md
• Change log: https://github.com/sunjw/jstoolnpp/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
• Source code: https://github.com/sunjw/jstoolnpp
• All files: https://sourceforge.net/projects/jsminnpp/files/

• Install JSTool from Plugin Manager

  1. Run Notepad++.
  2. Open menu: "Plugins" - "Plugin Manager" - "Show Plugin Manager". If you can't find "Plugin Manager" in Notepad++ menu, please go to Notepad++ Plugin Manager, download and install "Plugin Manager" manually.
  3. Under "Available" tab, select "JSTool".
  4. Click "Install" button. Then Plugin Manager will do downloading and installing automatically.

• Install JSTool manually

  1. Download JSTool.
  2. Extract JSMinNpp.dll from JSToolNpp.x.y.z.uni.zip (or JSToolNpp.x.y.z.asc.zip) you just downloaded.
  3. For before Notepad++ 7.6: copy JSMinNpp.dll to plugins directory under Notepad++ installation path, like "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\".
  4. For after Notepad++ 7.6.3 (include 7.6.3): copy JSMinNpp.dll to a "JSMinNpp" directory under plugins directory in Notepad++ installation path, like "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\JSMinNPP\" (you may need to create a directory named "JSMinNPP").
  5. For Notepad++ 7.6 to 7.6.2: please update to Notepad++ 7.6.3.
  6. Run Notepad++, you will see JSTool in "Plugins" menu.

• Uninstall JSTool

  Uninstall in Plugin Manager:

  1. Run Notepad++.
  2. Open menu: "Plugins" - "Plugin Manager" - "Show Plugin Manager".
  3. Under "Installed" tab, select "JSTool".
  4. Click "Remove" button. Then Plugin Manager will do uninstalling automatically.

   

  Or you can uninstall manually:

  1. Exit any running Notepad++.
  2. For before Notepad++ 7.6: go to plugins directory under Notepad++ installation path, like "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\", delete JSMinNpp.dll.
  3. For after Notepad++ 7.6.3 (include 7.6.3): go to plugins directory under Notepad++ installation path, like "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\", delete JSMinNPP directory.
  4. For Notepad++ 7.6 to 7.6.2: please update to Notepad++ 7.6.3.

• How to use JSTool

  Minimize source code:

  1. Open you JavaScript source code file in Notepad++.
  2. Open menu: "Plugins" - "JSTool".
  3. If you want to put minimized source code in current file, click "JSMin". Or if you want to put minimized source code in a new file, click "JSMin (New file)".

   

  Format all code in a source code file:

  1. Open you JavaScript source code file in Notepad++.
  2. Press "Ctrl"+"Alt"+"M".
  3. Or open menu: "Plugins" - "JSTool" then click "JSFormat".

   

  Format selected code in a source code file:

  1. Open you JavaScript source code file in Notepad++.
  2. Select source code lines which you want to format.
  3. Press "Ctrl"+"Alt"+"M".
  4. Or open menu: "Plugins" - "JSTool" then click "JSFormat".

   

  JSON Sort:

  1. Open you JSON source code file in Notepad++.
  2. Open menu: "Plugins" - "JSTool".
  3. If you want to put sorted JSON source code in current file, click "JSON Sort". Or if you want to put sorted JSON source code in a new file, click "JSON Sort (New file)".

   

  JSON Viewer:

  1. Open you JavaScript or JSON source code file in Notepad++.
  2. Press "Ctrl"+"Alt"+"J".
  3. Or open menu: "Plugins" - "JSTool" then click "JSON Viewer".
  4. Or click on toolbar.