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Notepad++ remains a Windows-only app, at least under that name
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However, developer Don Ho wants to be perfectly clear that, no matter how convincing the new project might look, it's not official.
Key facts
- Notepad++ is now natively available for macOS," a cached version of the site from April 27 opens
- A full native port for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs
- As of this writing, the Notepad++ for Mac website [cached version from 4 May] includes a banner message indicating that he intends to change the name and logo "in coordination with Don Ho
- However, developer Don Ho wants to be perfectly clear that, no matter how convincing the new project might look, it's not official
Summary
Notepad++ remains a Windows-only app, at least under that name. It was mid April when the aptly-named Notepad++ for Mac started getting noticed, and at first glance one could be forgiven for thinking that this was an official release. This vulture, admittedly, even briefly thought the same when he spotted the site recently. "Notepad++ is now natively available for macOS," a cached version of the site from April 27 opens with. Ho is even mentioned on cached versions of the website's author page where he's listed below Andrey Letov, the person behind this particular macOS port of Notepad++, all of which makes it seem like Ho was at the least on board with the project.