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How to change FileZilla so that View/Edit opens .html in Notepad++, not Firefox

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Mar 15, 2026103295 views
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Currently Firefox is set by Windows to open .html files. I'm hoping I can sort of override this in FileZilla so I can do quick edits and then upload them to the server.

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Fix for: How to change FileZilla so that View/Edit opens .html in Notepad++, not Firefox

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In FileZilla go to edit > settings... In the left column scroll down to "file editing"... Select it, then in the right column select "use custom editor" then browse to the .exe file on your comp for Notepad++. Hope it helps. :) [Additional Note: if …

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