


It’s written in C++ and based on powerful editing component Scintilla. Notepad++ is free and open source, first released in 2003 by Don Ho. It supports several programming languages and features syntax highlighting, syntax folding, PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expression) search/replace, auto-completion, multi-document editing, WYSIWYG printing, zoom in and zoom out, bookmarks, macro recording and playback, and more. Notepad++ is basically what would happen if you were to inject Notepad with steroids and forced it to work out. Naturally, many Mac users sooner or later look for an alternative, and they often stumble upon Notepad++. Tip: If you have any issues or questions, please use the Support URL in order to get the best help, posting a review with a question doesn't really give much choices (or space) to assist you.TextEdit is the default text editor in macOS, and it’s just as barebones as the default text editor in Windows, Notepad. Moped intends to give a Windows Notepad feel, while being a full native of macOS, with a touch of modern syntax highlight and themes. It's bigger and with older code than it needs to be. There are known settings to make it look and feel lighter, but inside it's still the same. It kind of feels heavier than it should and in the way. Similar to the built-in Windows Write or WordPad. While macOS counts on its own built-in text editor: TextEdit, it is actually more like a Rich Text Editor with full images, fonts and layout support. If you come from the Windows world, you may be missing a small utility: Notepad, a simple but essential tool for editing plain text files.


Fresh macOS installs pickup even more file types, this is all you need to quick edit files. Even smaller app size: 13MB deployed archive for both Apple and Intel chips.
