How to convert escaped Unicode (e.g. \u0432\u0441\u0435) to UTF-8 chars (все) in Notepad++

Question

I have .properties files with a bunch of unicode escaped characters. I want to convert it to the correct chars display.

E.g.:

Currently: \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0433\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0432\u043e\u005c
Desired result: все готово

Notepad++ is already set to encode UTF8 without BOM. Opening the document and 'converting' (from the Encoding drop-down menu) doesn't do anything.

How do I achieve this with notepad++?

If not in Notepad++, is there any other way to do this for many files, perhaps by using some script?

Answer 1

You need a plugin named HTML Tag. Once plugin is installed, select your text and invoke command Plugins > HTML Tag > Decode JS (Ctrl+Shift+J).