The popular Notepad++ coding editor is now available as a native macOS app, following an unofficial open-source community port of the original Windows codebase. The Notepad replacement runs as a ...

A 6MB editor quietly replacing tools that cost ten times more.

Notepad++ creator Don Ho said the macOS version of the popular Windows code editor is fake and using the Notepad++ trademark without permission. The unofficial Notepad++ app for macOS In a blog post, ...

The macOS version of the Notepad++ app is being rebranded, thanks to a trademark dispute with the original developer. The app ...

“To be clear: Notepad++ has never released a macOS version.” ...

However, this new vulnerability can crash Notepad++ and leak memory data.The flaw is identified as CVE-2026-3008 ...

The developer of an unauthroized Mac version of NotePad++ says he'll change the name to Nextpad++ for Mac to avoid creating ...

The hate for AI is strong in these comments, so much so that the commenters can’t be bothered to read. Notepad++ is open source and the AI was used to port that source to macOS with some GUI changes.

An independent community has ported Notepad++ as a fully native macOS app. The editor runs without Wine or emulation on Apple ...