It may have taken more than two decades, but the popular Notepad++ coding editor is now available as a native macOS app.

On MacOS, there's a wealth of beautifully elegant and powerful text editors to choose from. On Windows, there's Notepad++.

Starting your Java journey? It all begins with installing the JDK, setting up environment variables, and choosing the right ...

JavaNotepad is a full-featured desktop text editor designed to match the functionality of Notepad++ while running natively on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It features syntax highlighting for 50+ ...

Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the governor of New Jersey made an unusual admission: He’d run out of COBOL developers. The state’s unemployment insurance systems were written in the 60-year-old ...

Editor's take: Microsoft is having a tough time leaving Windows Notepad well enough alone. The classic text editor is effectively gone, replaced by a "new" version that keeps accumulating a growing ...

Notepad has slowly gained a plethora of features that elevate it way beyond a basic text editor, now rivaling the likes of Apple Notes and Google Keep. But is Microsoft right to do this? When you ...

Microsoft continues to move Notepad away from its text-editing roots with planned support for images. Although not officially announced, an image icon has appeared on the Notepad toolbar for Windows ...

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-20841, a high-severity Windows Notepad flaw that could allow code execution via malicious Markdown files. Image: Microsoft. Notepad has long been Windows’ quiet utility ...

PCWorld reports that Windows Notepad’s new Markdown support feature has introduced a serious remote code execution vulnerability with a high CVSS score of 8.8/7.7. The security flaw allows malicious ...

Microsoft just patched a serious vulnerability in Notepad for Windows that could allow hackers to take control of victims' computers. Microsoft released a security update addressing a serious ...