# Loading sessions

To load a session, simply go to File->Load Session. Then select any session you like and it will open the files contained in it, and restore their state.

If you have set a default session extension (for example, .session) for Notepad++, you can also open a session using the regular means to open a file. If the file has the extension for a session, Notepad++ will attempt to load it (see also the section for Preferences

Depending on whether you have set a default extension for session files, you can filter for those files in the Load Session dialog.