Beloved Windows text editor Notepad++ now on Mac
Notepad++, a popular text editor originally for Windows, is now available as a native application for macOS. This open-source editor supports multiple programming languages and offers features like syntax highlighting and macro recording. The project is an independent community port that aims to replicate the Windows experience on Mac.
- ▪Notepad++ is now available as a native macOS application.
- ▪The Mac version is a full native port that does not require emulation.
- ▪It includes features like syntax highlighting, search and replace, and a plugin system.
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Beloved Windows text editor Notepad++ now on Mac Rob Beschizza 4:00 pm Tue Apr 28, 2026 Notepad++ for MacOS On MacOS, there's a wealth of beautifully elegant and powerful text editors to choose from. On Windows, there's Notepad++. And now, on MacOS, there's… Notepad++! Notepad++ is now available as a native macOS application. It is a free, open-source source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports many programming languages and is great for general text editing. No Wine, Porting Kit, or emulation layer is needed — this is a full native port governed by the GNU General Public License. Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ for Mac is written in Objective C++ and uses pure platform-native APIs to ensure higher execution speed and a smaller program footprint.
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