alt.hn

5/13/2026 at 6:40:50 PM

Notepad++ Mac Port Renamed Nextpad++ After Trademark Row

 https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/13/notepad-plus-plus-mac-nextpad-dispute-settlement/

by 01-_-

5/13/2026 at 8:19:09 PM

When I saw this headline my mind automatically interpreted Nextpad++ as Notepad++, I had to stop and fully parse through the headline before realizing there was actually an 'e' in there instead of an 'o'. They really chose the least indistinguishable new name that they possibly could have. In reality there's only a couple pixels of difference between the two names.

by thegrim33

5/13/2026 at 8:46:34 PM

I agree but it's at least it's not infringing with Notepad++ name. This is an unofficial port of Notepad++ to Mac without permission from the original project.

by tartoran

5/14/2026 at 5:43:50 AM

this coming to Mac is a little too little and a little too late. Notepad++ void has been successfully filled with many lightweight native editors, some are FOSS, which are quite mature. And with this drama (read: shady, suspicious etc) one would be better served to stay away from it, at least for a while.

BBEdit, Sublime, TextMate, TextEdit (yes, it's actually useful in plain-text mode :P), CodeEdit etc.

My fav is SubEthaEdit and then there's CotEditor and these are just too good.

https://github.com/subethaedit/SubEthaEdit

https://github.com/coteditor/CotEditor

https://github.com/CodeEditApp/CodeEdit

(Note: And nope, Xcode isn't that. It's a monstrosity devs have to endure if they want to write and publish for Apple)

by crossroadsguy

5/13/2026 at 10:59:51 PM

Someone aid this last time but it should have ben named textpad++

by jaffa2

5/13/2026 at 11:12:59 PM

Can anyone recommend me a notepad++ like app for Linux?

by poglet

5/14/2026 at 2:45:28 AM

Literally vim. I'll see myself out the door lol (but I am right).

by halJordan

5/14/2026 at 1:28:05 AM

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by 4289076290867

5/13/2026 at 8:54:07 PM

IMHO the '++' still looks so... dishonest? Maybe that's not the right word. I mean, it would be fitting if it were a modern version of something called "Nextpad" (which it isn't).

by dormento

5/14/2026 at 2:46:52 AM

No, ++ isnt a thing owned by anyone and let's not let our feelings for notepad++ color our minds to try and force it into an ownership thing.

by halJordan

5/13/2026 at 11:52:49 PM

They definitely risk losing a formal lawsuit over similarity of purpose & field with explicit intent to confuse those seeking the original marked product, assuming the mark holder pursues that claim. I sure hope they do.

by altairprime