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It's unfortunate that there isn't a notepad++ alike for Mac. (afaik)

by derac 4y ago

pacifika 4y ago
Have you tried BBEdit?
- haunter 4y ago
  $50 vs free This is something I always noticed with the Mac app ecosystem. Even sometimes the most basic apps are paid. Windows and Linux has a much better free/FOSS and freeware app selection BY FAR.
  - dataking 4y ago
    The basic feature set of BBEdit (what was previously TextWrangler) is free. https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/faqs.html#no_license https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/faqs.html#no_licen...
geekybiz 4y ago
+1 to this. Moved from Windows ~5 years ago and Notepad++ is one program I still dearly miss.
- d-us-vb 4y ago
  Emacs is a thing. =3
  - slowmovintarget 4y ago
    So is Sublime Text
hyakosm 4y ago
Maybe you could try to build Notepadqq for MacOS [1] but it's not well integrated at this time. [1] https://github.com/notepadqq/notepadqq/wiki/Compiling-Notepadqq-on-macOS https://github.com/notepadqq/notepadqq/wiki/Compiling-Notepa...
qw 4y ago
Have you tried UltraEdit? I used it 10 years ago, so I don't know how well it has aged, but I preferred it over Notepad++ at the time. The reason why I don't use it now is because IntelliJ and vscode covers most of my need, and it's hard to justify the extra expense at my work place. I sometimes miss how well UltraEdit worked in multi-column mode and hex edit mode
mhd 4y ago
For what subset of notepad++'s features? I've known a few users, and their patterns range widely. Some hinge on one specific feature, others just want a basic syntax highlighting editor that doesn't fight the system (i.e. Electron, gtk, vim, emacs). TextAdept worked for the lightweight side, as it also uses the same Scintilla editing core. But way less menu entries and customization features. CotEditor and BBEdit's basic feature set (that replaces TextWrangler, although you can even still use the same icon) might be appropriate. But yeah, if you're really into some aspects of notepad++ or depend on special features, it's hard.

It's unfortunate that there isn't a notepad++ alike for Mac. (afaik)

by derac 4y ago

It's unfortunate that there isn't a notepad++ alike for Mac. (afaik)

pacifika 4y ago

Have you tried BBEdit?

haunter 4y ago
$50 vs free This is something I always noticed with the Mac app ecosystem. Even sometimes the most basic apps are paid. Windows and Linux has a much better free/FOSS and freeware app selection BY FAR.
- dataking 4y ago
  The basic feature set of BBEdit (what was previously TextWrangler) is free. https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/faqs.html#no_license https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/faqs.html#no_licen...

geekybiz 4y ago

+1 to this. Moved from Windows ~5 years ago and Notepad++ is one program I still dearly miss.

d-us-vb 4y ago
Emacs is a thing. =3
- slowmovintarget 4y ago
  So is Sublime Text

hyakosm 4y ago

Maybe you could try to build Notepadqq for MacOS [1] but it's not well integrated at this time. [1] https://github.com/notepadqq/notepadqq/wiki/Compiling-Notepadqq-on-macOS https://github.com/notepadqq/notepadqq/wiki/Compiling-Notepa...

qw 4y ago

Have you tried UltraEdit? I used it 10 years ago, so I don't know how well it has aged, but I preferred it over Notepad++ at the time. The reason why I don't use it now is because IntelliJ and vscode covers most of my need, and it's hard to justify the extra expense at my work place. I sometimes miss how well UltraEdit worked in multi-column mode and hex edit mode

mhd 4y ago

For what subset of notepad++'s features? I've known a few users, and their patterns range widely. Some hinge on one specific feature, others just want a basic syntax highlighting editor that doesn't fight the system (i.e. Electron, gtk, vim, emacs). TextAdept worked for the lightweight side, as it also uses the same Scintilla editing core. But way less menu entries and customization features. CotEditor and BBEdit's basic feature set (that replaces TextWrangler, although you can even still use the same icon) might be appropriate. But yeah, if you're really into some aspects of notepad++ or depend on special features, it's hard.