# NotepadNext

5 Hacker News commenters recommended NotepadNext and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free Notepad++-style text editor for macOS, recommended as a Notepad++ alternative that works fine and keeps tabs open when the window closes.

## Why people recommend it

- Notepad++-like experience on Mac (2 comments): "My "Notepad++ for Mac" so far has been NotepadNext" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47918237)) "for Notepad++-like experience on macOS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47917863))
- Keeps tabs open when window closes (1 comments): "it supports leaving all your tabs open when you close the window" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47948363))
- Works fine in everyday use (1 comments): "I have been using NotepadNext. Works fine." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48020330))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Windows Notepad](https://hackerapproved.com/p/windows-notepad.md): 86 recommend
- [TextEdit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/textedit.md): 15 recommend
- [Microsoft Edit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/edit-exe.md): 10 recommend
- [CotEditor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/coteditor.md): 9 recommend
- [Pico text editor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pico.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "NotepadNext", https://hackerapproved.com/p/notepadnext/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).