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cross-platform developer-tools editor notepad notepad++ qt

Use this command to install Notepad Next:

winget install --id=dail8859.NotepadNext -e

Notepad Next is a cross-platform text editor designed for efficient text editing and source code development. It provides a modern interface with support for multiple tabs, making it easy to work on several files simultaneously.

Key Features:

Syntax highlighting for over 50 programming languages
Multiple tabs support for concurrent file editing
Real-time auto-save feature to prevent data loss
Powerful search and replace functionality with regex support
Extended clipboard for better copy-paste operations
Plugin support for additional functionality

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for developers, programmers, and anyone requiring a lightweight yet powerful text editor. It helps users maintain productivity by offering essential features without unnecessary complexity. The software can be installed via winget.

Notepad Next

A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++.

Though the application overall is stable and usable, it should not be considered safe for critically important work.

There are numerous bugs and half working implementations. Pull requests are greatly appreciated.

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Installation

Packages are available for Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

Below are the supported distribution mechanisms. There may be other ways to download/install the application, but this project will likely not be able to offer any support for those since they are made available by other individuals.

Windows

Windows packages are available as an installer or a stand-alone zip file on the release page. The installer provides additional components such as an auto-updater and Windows context menu integration. You can easily install it with Winget:

winget install dail8859.NotepadNext

Linux

Linux packages can be obtained by downloading the stand-alone AppImage on the release page or by installing the flatpak by executing:

flatpak install flathub com.github.dail8859.NotepadNext

If you are using Ubuntu and prefer an up-to-date deb version, you can use the PPA supporting Ubuntu 22.04 and newer provided by Quentin Lienhardt. You can add it by executing:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:quentiumyt/notepadnext
sudo apt update
sudo apt install notepadnext

MacOS

MacOS disk images can be downloaded from the release page.

It can also be installed using brew:

brew tap dail8859/notepadnext
brew install notepadnext

MacOS Tweaks

By default, MacOS enables font smoothing which causes text to appear quite differently from the Windows version. This can be disabled system-wide using the following command:

defaults -currentHost write -g AppleFontSmoothing -int 0