https://github.com/wakatime/notepadpp-wakatime

Notepad++ plugin for automatic time tracking and metrics generated from your programming activity.
https://github.com/wakatime/notepadpp-wakatime

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Notepad++ plugin for automatic time tracking and metrics generated from your programming activity.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/wakatime/notepadpp-wakatime
• Owner: wakatime
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2015-04-29T03:17:14.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-06-29T08:28:05.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-24T11:12:05.579Z (21 days ago)
• Topics: notepad-plusplus-plugin, time-tracking
• Language: C#
• Homepage: https://wakatime.com/notepad++
• Size: 4.37 MB
• Stars: 84
• Watchers: 14
• Forks: 31
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: HISTORY.rst
  • License: LICENSE.txt
  • Authors: AUTHORS

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# notepadpp-wakatime

Metrics, insights, and time tracking automatically generated from your programming activity.

## Installation

### Via Plugins Admin (only if you have installed)

1. Inside Notepad++ open the Plugins Admin (`Plugins` → `Plugins Admin`).

2. Search for `WakaTime` and then check the box in the list of plugins.

3. Click the `Install` button.

4. Restart Notepad++.

5. Enter your [api key](https://wakatime.com/settings#apikey), then press `enter`.

6. Use Notepad++ like you normally do and your time will be tracked for you automatically.

7. Visit  to see your logged time.

### Manually

1. Create a directory named **WakaTime** into Notepad++ plugins folder

    * Usually `C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\plugins\` (for 32 bit) and `C:\Program Files\Notepad++\plugins\` (for 64 bit)

2. Download a [release version][1] and copy the included **WakaTime.dll** to the *plugins/WakaTime* sub-folder at your Notepad++ installation directory.

### Compatibility

This plugin requires at least

* Notepad++ 32-bit or 64-bit

* Windows

* .Net Framework 4.8 or above

It's supported on

* Notepad++ 7.6.3 and above

## Screen Shots

![Project Overview](https://wakatime.com/static/img/ScreenShots/ScreenShot-2014-10-29.png)

## Troubleshooting

WakaTime for Notepad++ logs to `%appdata%\WakaTime\notepadpp-wakatime.log`.

Turn on debug mode (click the WakaTime icon in Notepad++) then check your log file.

WakaTime Core logs to `%homepath%\.wakatime\wakatime.log`. Check there after looking in your Notepad++ WakaTime log file.

### Can't read WakaTime config file

Make sure you `%homepath%\.wakatime.cfg` is UTF-8 encoded without BOM.

More help can be found at .

  [1]: https://github.com/wakatime/notepadpp-wakatime/releases