How to repeat text in Notepad.

Why standard Notepad can't do it

Windows Notepad is intentionally minimal. There's no macro recorder, no scripting, no REPT-like function. Your only options are copy-paste or upgrade to a more capable editor.

Notepad++ macro method

If you have Notepad++ (free, Windows):

1. Type your text once on a line
2. Move cursor to the start of the line, then press Home
3. Macro → Start Recording
4. Press End (to go to end of line), Enter (new line), then paste the text using Ctrl+V
5. Macro → Stop Recording
6. Macro → Run a Macro Multiple Times — enter the number, click Run

This produces N copies of your text, each on a new line.

Alternative: Sublime Text / VS Code multi-cursor

Modern editors have a faster method: multi-cursor selection.

• In VS Code: Ctrl+D selects the next match. Keep pressing to select more. Then type to replace all at once.
• For N blank lines: type one line, then Ctrl+Shift+D to duplicate. Each press doubles your lines.

The simplest option

Most people just want a long repeated string once. Our browser-based repeater takes 5 seconds — type, set count, copy, paste into Notepad. No macros to record, no editors to install.