...which is usually the bit that takes most of the time and effort vs. banging out the original code.
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Notepad++ Code Editor Comes to Mac After 20-Year Wait [Updated]
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Cot Editor and Text Mate and Sublime Editor and even Emacs via brew.
crococarbs
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Yes! I use Vim as my default text editor for everything. MacVim has been pretty solid through the years. I dislike Xcode's "Vim mode" though, so limited.
crococarbs
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BTW worth knowing that not long ago, Notepad++ had a fairly severe security break/incident, peeps got hacked. From the horse's mouth: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/hijacked-incident-info-update/
Aqua Emacs is still a thing too:
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maflynn
macrumors Broadwell
I use and pay for UltraEdit. I'm generally happy with this editor. Its available on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Janichsan
macrumors 68040
...which has nothing to do with Notepad++ the Mac application, which is independently developed and maintained from the Windows version.
FatLouie
macrumors 6502
I will give this a try. Notepad++ was actually one of my favorite text editors for Windows. I used it for text and note editing more than any other tool.
I still miss Wordstar. 🙂
I still miss Wordstar. 🙂
Samplasion
macrumors 6502a
That's to be expected as the project seems to be a 1:1 translation of the Windows application instead of a "localized" port
FatLouie
macrumors 6502
meh....in the last 3 years, I have received about 8 letters from companies that maintained or had third parties who maintained health and other records, telling me the data was stolen. I have had 3 this year.
At this point, I couldn't care less about a hack at NPP. I have had my data stolen from companies that are multitudes larger than NPP.
dannyyankou
macrumors Pentium
While I’m glad about this, I wish they would make it available in the App Store. Their website had an incident earlier this year where it was compromised and was directing people to malicious links. They say it’s fixed, but the malicious actors had access for months even after they thought they kicked them out. It makes me a little hesitant.
sracer
macrumors G4
CotEditor is my go-to. But when I heard about Notepad++ being available for Mac OS, I gave it a try because I like to use cross-platform apps whenever possible. But... ooof.
Notepad++ looks and feels brutal on Mac OS. If subsequent updates are forthcoming for Notepad++, I'll download it again and give it another try.
throAU
macrumors G4
throAU
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WarmWinterHat
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I don't code, and have no interest in it, but still used Notepad++ too. It's a nice text editor.
Wordperfect 5.1 gang here!
th0masp
macrumors 6502a
Notepad++ was something I really missed when I originally came from Windows. I recall using Smultron for a while to replace it but it wasn't super stable on my machines.
I've since long standardized on the Brackets editor. Runs on Win/Mac/Linux with the same bunch of extensions and I themed it too. And it's way overkill for my needs.
I've since long standardized on the Brackets editor. Runs on Win/Mac/Linux with the same bunch of extensions and I themed it too. And it's way overkill for my needs.
I use CotEditor simply because it is built from the ground up to be Mac native. It has everything TextEdit doesn’t but that I don’t need from BBEdit. Plus it’s free.
However I also keep my skills fresh with Geany for Mac. It’s my go-to text editor on my Linux computers. It’s known mostly in the Linux world but is cross platform with Windows and Mac. It’s really a micro-IDE but it sits even closer to Notepad ++ than CotEditor and is super fast. It doesn’t look “native” on Mac but it’s nicer looking than Notepad ++. It’s built on the same Scintilla engine as Notepad ++. Geany is free and open source. Give it a try.
However I also keep my skills fresh with Geany for Mac. It’s my go-to text editor on my Linux computers. It’s known mostly in the Linux world but is cross platform with Windows and Mac. It’s really a micro-IDE but it sits even closer to Notepad ++ than CotEditor and is super fast. It doesn’t look “native” on Mac but it’s nicer looking than Notepad ++. It’s built on the same Scintilla engine as Notepad ++. Geany is free and open source. Give it a try.
Scott LaPointe
macrumors newbie
I am surprised no one has mentioned Panic! NOVA.
Panic - Nova
Great mac editor! BBEdit is also fantastic, I missed N++ when switching to mac years ago, but there are enough great alternatives that it faded quickly.
But there are SOME Windows apps that are still great and N++ is one of them. Glad to see it ported over, and if the dev used AI to assist, so be it.
Another Windows port over to mac that I couldn't live without (and couldn't find a mac alternative to) is MP3TAG, once the mac version was released, I swiped it up on day 1 ! (it is now a paid app though, but worth the $29).
Panic - Nova
Great mac editor! BBEdit is also fantastic, I missed N++ when switching to mac years ago, but there are enough great alternatives that it faded quickly.
But there are SOME Windows apps that are still great and N++ is one of them. Glad to see it ported over, and if the dev used AI to assist, so be it.
Another Windows port over to mac that I couldn't live without (and couldn't find a mac alternative to) is MP3TAG, once the mac version was released, I swiped it up on day 1 ! (it is now a paid app though, but worth the $29).
Luckily we are spoiled for options on macOS. I loved NP++ on Windows back in the day and I still use it occasionally when I have to.
VSCode has sadly become a necessary evil, but nothing comes close to the raw speed and power of Sublime Text for me - I love it on all platforms. I also quite like Zed.
Use what you enjoy !
VSCode has sadly become a necessary evil, but nothing comes close to the raw speed and power of Sublime Text for me - I love it on all platforms. I also quite like Zed.
Use what you enjoy !
5aga
macrumors 6502a
I'm surprised there are no more mentions of Sublime Text in the comments, it's super light and efficient (Notepad++ original appeal), it is cross-platform (including all or most of its thousands of extensions) and it's constantly been iterated and improved.
When I need to open a 1GB text file (say a log file) in search for a string, Sublime Text is the one tool for the job due to its superb light efficient engine.
Edit: someone beat me to it while writing this lol.
When I need to open a 1GB text file (say a log file) in search for a string, Sublime Text is the one tool for the job due to its superb light efficient engine.
Edit: someone beat me to it while writing this lol.
Yeah. It’s good. I appreciate simplicity of it. Some of the editors are becoming operating systems on its own 🙈