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NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++

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Post by Brajeshwar » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 4:50 PM UTC

NotepadNext – a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++
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Post by thehias » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:08 PM UTC

Notepad++ for Linux & MacOS?? Very awesome!! :)

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Post by emestifs » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:11 PM UTC

Missed opportunity to write it in a Memory-Safe, White House approved language and call it Rustpad or something...I joke of course.

After reading the title I was 99% sure it would've been an Electron app, nice to see it's actually native. Good work.

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:11 PM UTC

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Post by gen3 » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:11 PM UTC

Awesome. When I moved to linux a few years ago notepad++ was one of the harder apps to find a replacement for. I ended up sticking with Kate

Edit: Kate is great, give it a shot!

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Post by RDaneel0livaw » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:11 PM UTC

HOLY CRAP!!! This is wonderful news. This is probably my most missed app on Linux/Macos. Installing immediately!

edit: flatpak support is just chefs kiss.

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Post by collegeburner » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:16 PM UTC

emestifs wrote: post #3

Missed opportunity to write it in a Memory-Safe, White House approved language and call it Rustpad or something...I joke of course. After reading the title I was 99% sure it would've been an Electron app, nice to see it's actually native. Good work.

an electron implementation would sorta kill the point of npp :)

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Post by Piraty » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:19 PM UTC

gen3 wrote: post #5

Awesome. When I moved to linux a few years ago notepad++ was one of the harder apps to find a replacement for. I ended up sticking with Kate Edit: Kate is great, give it a shot!

there is https://notepadqq.com

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Post by user3939382 » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:19 PM UTC

Just to provide a diversity of opinion: I've heard basically nothing but positive feedback about Notepad++ over the years. However, I tried it out for about 10 seconds before closing it and never looked back. The, what I call "millions of tiny buttons" interface is ugly and distracting. I've never liked IDEs or other apps with this UI style. I use a JetBrains IDE now that has just as many features but the UI is not cluttered with millions of tiny buttons and tool ribbons.

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Post by VHRanger » Thu, Mar 28, 2024, 5:19 PM UTC

RDaneel0livaw wrote: post #6

HOLY CRAP!!! This is wonderful news. This is probably my most missed app on Linux/Macos. Installing immediately! edit: flatpak support is just chefs kiss.

Why do you prefer it to sublime text in particular?

I also like Micro a lot - it uses the command line as a GUI