Notepad++

“Notepad++ is literally faster than Microsoft's own native Notepad, let alone Sublime Text.”

“Instead I use Notepad2 and Notepad++ which are instant on the same hardware”

“So no asking to use trademarks beforehand, and no asking Don if it's okay to include him on the contributor page for the violating software.”

“Given the context of a) trademark infringement and b) framing it as a comeback story, this compliance seems to be malicious.”

“It's in fact a fork. And unless the original author is ok with that, you shouldn't advertise your fork under the original name.”

“The fork we’re discussing here is a rewrite of the original in a different language while still calling it the original name.”

“concern about the vibe-coded nature of the project and that the author of the Mac port appeared to be using the Notepad++ name/branding”

“Notepad++ runs perfectly on macOS under Wine. I've been using it that way for two or three years now.”

“As a daily Notepad++ user for 20 years I agree, these kinds of ports to Mac make it easier for people to jump ship.”

“I understand that this is a fairly legitimate and professional port. But this framing is unacceptable.”

“it felt like a substantial jump from notepad.exe without feeling bloated and slow”

“calling itself "Notepad++" (for Mac) along with using an almost identical icon feels like it's crossing some boundaries”

“I write a lot of things in notepad++ actually, every single character. It really feels like a craft and gives me the same joy as others experience with woodworking or gardening.”

“Notepad++ has some performance optimizations that seem to mostly mitigate it”

“Taking positions that resonate with perhaps half the people in 15% of the world, and piss off a sizable chunk of people in the remaining 85% of the world is not a great idea.”

“installed by default on millions of development machines across the globe”

“A supply chain attack by a state actor, believed to be China, resulted in undetected malicious code executions from June 2025 to December 2025.”

“such a lightning rod over the years for controversy and (though I can't guarantee correlation is causation) security issues”

“zero confidence in that dev right now. Its programma non grata on my machines at the moment.”

“we've all moved on to better things like Notepad++ (even when their update supply chain gets compromised)”

“Notepad++ is solid but they had a recent kerfuffle involving their security practices and the response didn't inspire much confidence.”

“they have a dubious habit of dumping political messages on releases”

“its had its own share of notable vulnerabilities even before this update hijacking”

“Notepad++ is closer to what should be expected from an OS basic text editor”

“it was a vulnerability in the design of Notepad++, key elements here being the featureset that requires frequent updates and the lack of integrity checks”

“My Notepad++ installation, for example, is 5 years old and it's fine for me.”

“It didn't fit the rest of system at all, but was more usable for editing simple text files”

“The supply chain for Notepad++ was a PHP script on a shared hosting account pointing to the URL of an executable file.”

“Notepad++ is one of my favourite editors, now it is forbidden by IT”

“if I need to open a random code file then it's much better than plain old Notepad”

“I love a feature of notepad++ where when you have documents open and exit, it won't bother you with a save dialog”

“First three things I install on any machine - 7zip, Notepad++, alternate browser.”

“We have no fucking clue what they actually did while they were in the middle - whatever exploit code was running may very well be running right now on compromised machines.”

“It's pretty crazy he apparently didn't think to take more basic precautions given he is basically permatrolling Russia and China with his messaging.”

“I love Notepad++ but for some reason it always had some kind of political BS going on”

“Notepad++ has way too many updates for a text editor. I purposely decline most of the nags to update for precisely this reason.”

“So they just conveniently decided not to sign their releases right around the time they were supposedly "hacked"?”

“But then your customers could just get Notepad++ for free elsewhere.”

“It's a rather established tool after all and probably considered a safe and reputable bet”

“There are no licensing issues, no fees to pay, no support to pay. It really is free, even in a commercial environment.”