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[Feature request] Ctrl+Click (or similar) instead of Double Click to open links #17346

@Black-Platypus

Description

@Black-Platypus

Is there an existing issue for this?

  • I have searched the existing issues

Description of the Issue

So often, I've been using NP++ to keep lists of URLs for testing, for example, and I'd love to be able to select part of an URL by double clicking, as you would normally.
But NP++'s only way of opening links directly hijacks the double click.

Describe the solution you'd like.

I'd love an alternative behavior, like

  • Ctrl+click
  • Alt+click
  • middle-click

for opening links.

Debug Information

Notepad++ v8.9   (64-bit)
Build time: Dec 27 2025 - 14:28:33
Scintilla/Lexilla included: 5.5.8/5.4.6
Boost Regex included: 1_85
TinyXML-2 included: 11.0.0
nlohmann JSON included: 3.12.0
Path: C:\Portable\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
Command Line: 
Admin mode: ON
Local Conf mode: ON
Cloud Config: OFF
Periodic Backup: ON
Placeholders: ON
Scintilla Rendering Mode: SC_TECHNOLOGY_DEFAULT (0)
Multi-instance Mode: monoInst
asNotepad: OFF
File Status Auto-Detection: cdEnabledNew (for current file/tab only)
Dark Mode: ON
Display Info:
    primary monitor: 1920x1080, scaling 100%
    visible monitors count: 4
    installed Display Class adapters: 
        0000: Description - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
        0000: DriverVersion - 32.0.15.7640
        0001: Description - Parsec Virtual Display Adapter
        0001: DriverVersion - 0.45.0.0
        0002: Description - Virtual Display Driver
        0002: DriverVersion - 11.30.4.434
OS Name: Windows 10 Enterprise (64-bit)
OS Version: 22H2
OS Build: 19045.3930
Current ANSI codepage: 1252
Plugins: 
    ComparePlugin (2.0.2)
    mimeTools (3.1)
    NppConverter (4.7)
    NppExport (0.4)
    NppRegExTractorPlugin (2)
    NppToolBucket (1.10.6622.41516)
    PluginManager (1.4.12)
    SurroundSelection (1.2)
    _CustomizeToolbar (4.2)

Anything else?

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