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Old question are about 32 bit. And they are working on 32 bit.

But in 64bit notepad++ there are much less working addons, so the most fastest solution: open simple notepad, press F5 and copy date-time from there.

Is there any option to add date-time without leaving the notepad++?

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This is my set of AutoHotKey macros which insert timestamps in various formats not only in N++ but across the entire OS. You can adjust the format string as you need.

#F2::   ;Date/time with safe characters for use in filenames
    FormatTime, TimeString,, yyyyy-MM-dd_HH-mm-ss
    Send %TimeString%
    Return

#F3::   ;Short date
    FormatTime, TimeString,, yyyyy-MM-dd
    Send %TimeString%
    Return

#F4::   ;Shortest possible date
    FormatTime, TimeString,, yyMMdd
    Send %TimeString%
    Return

#F5::   ;Date/time
    FormatTime, TimeString,, yyyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss
    Send %TimeString%
    Return

So this way Win+F5 inserts timestamp containing date and time.

You can limit the scope only to Notepad++ by using #IfWinActive directive on row above the macros. I am using this one:

#IfWinActive ahk_class Notepad\+\+
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  • I think it will be OK working solution. But still I believe there is an option inside the N++. – XuMuK Dec 20 '17 at 16:12
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    @XuMuK – yes I respect that approach. On the other hand, inserting dates is useful across all applications so waiting until someone writes a plugin only for N++ when for much lower cost and time you can provide yourself with better solution, i.e. fully configurable according to your exact needs... I am not sure whether waiting for more limited N++-only plugin makes sense. – miroxlav Dec 20 '17 at 16:19

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