Notepad++ Now Available as Native macOS App After Two Decades on Windows
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Tim Hardwick
1mo ago· 2 min readenNews
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Summary
After 20 years as a Windows-exclusive tool, the popular Notepad++ coding editor is now available as a native macOS app thanks to an open-source community port. The app runs as a universal binary compatible with both Apple silicon and Intel Macs, eliminating the need for Mac users to rely on compatibility layers like Wine or CrossOver to run the editor.
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Notepad++ has been one of the most popular text editors on Windows for more than 20 years.
Until now, Mac users who switched from Windows, or who worked across both platforms, had to choose between giving up the editor and running it through a Wine or CrossOver compatibility layer.
The popular Notepad++ coding editor is now available as a native macOS app, following a successful open-source community port of the original Windows...
