Notepad++ v8.8.1 change log:

1. Fix ShortcutMapper regression (from v8.7.6) of displaying wrong shortcut while editing. (Fix #16491)
2. Fix Find in files progress bar visual regression (from v8.8). (Fix #16504)
3. Fix search result cut off result content due to nul characters (‘\0’). (Fix #6281, #15216, #16466)
4. Add Locale-based line sort feature. (Fix #13456, #927, #8481, #11261, #16406, #16409)
5. Enable selection history for undo & redo. (Fix #16488)
6. Fix plugins removal failure issue (fixed in WinGUp).(Fix #16364, #15673, #11819, #9148, WinGUp #82)
7. Fix tab settings for external lexers cannot be saved issue. (Fix #16460)
8. Add ErrorList syntax highlighting. (Fix #16437, #8078)
9. Fix disabled Paste command with no previous text-data in clipboard. (Fix #16456)
10. Fix wrong directory opened for opening files issue. (Fix #16465)
11. Improve Find dialog look & feel (more space).

Notepad++ v8.8 change log:

1. Update to Scintilla 5.5.6 & Lexilla 5.4.4. (Implement #16373)
2. Fix a hanging issue on regexp regression. (Implement #16371)
3. Fix vertical tab bar messed up regression. (Fix #16385)
4. Add option to apply different color to fluent toolbar icons. (Fix #16369, #15430)
5. Add “Show only pinned button” option to prevent from inacurate click. (Fix #15963)
6. Fix broken cloned file state after Notepad++ restart. (Fix #16412)
7. Fix inactive buffer reloading problem. (Fix #16344)
8. Dark mode enhancements: combobox, slider, treeview edit, inactive menu bar & toolbar chevron. (Fix #16349, #16379, #16418, #16445, #10103)
9. Reorganize GUI (add Toolbar & Tab Bar sections) of Preferences dialog. (Commit, Implement #16459)
10. Fix invalid dot-character(s) handling in filenames checking. (Fix #16328)
11. Fix crash when using custom toolbar icons. (Fix #16366)
12. Add class & method recognization ability for JavaScript function list. (Fix #13013)
13. Remove toolbarIcons.xml, use toolbarButtonsConf.xml for toolbar custom icons & hidding buttons. (Fix #16402)
14. Add GUI option in Preferences dialog instead of using zero length enableSelectFgColor.xml. (Fix #16391)
15. Fix “Keep selection when right-click outside of selection” not working issue. (Fix #16325)
16. Fix Find dialog status text too left visual glitch. (Fix #16359)
17. Force npcNoInputC0 value as “true” by default to avoid C0 code input. (Fix #16326, #15839, #15729)
18. Remove “-pluginMessage” argument unnecessary restriction. (Fix #16273)
19. Fix an easter egg not showing issue. (Fix #15170)

The official release v8.8.1 will be available in about 2 days, if no critical issue found.