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Notepad++ Creator Don Ho Calls Out "Fake" MacOS App Over Trademark Violation
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this post was submitted on 04 May 2026
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is there a good alternative close to notepad++ on MacOS?
CotEditor and BBEdit 15 are probably the best Mac alternatives that will fit most needs.
Yep, CotEditor is fantastic - solo dev and they’re very careful to follow the actual macOS interface guidelines, so it looks and feels native throughout.
Yeah, I landed on CotEditor after trying quite a few.
I settled on sublime. It is not exactly the same as np++, but works great on both Mac and Linux, so at least I don’t need to get used to a separate editor for those two environments.
Anyone remember Textmate? I’m still using it on my old Macs. Sublime was a similar app in its early versions, but I haven’t followed it.