dail8859/NotepadNext
A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++
About the project
A cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++ in C++ and Qt 6 for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It brings the familiar tabbed editor with syntax highlighting to platforms where Notepad++ is not officially available.
Useful for
- Install a syntax-highlighting editor on Linux or macOS instead of Notepad++
- Set up Notepad Next via winget, flatpak, or brew for everyday text editing
- Build the project from CMakeLists in Qt Creator to customize the editor
README summarized by DeepSeek V4.1 Flash. Details may be inaccurate.
Why it’s trending
- 4 stars so far today, about 7 expected by the end of the day.
- GitHub Trending C++ today: #8, +6 stars.
Stars per day
Bars are daily stars, the line is the usual pace. Red marks spike days.
Numbers
- Total stars
- 14,589
- Today
- 4 · ≈ 7 by evening
- Forks
- 917
- Issues and pull requests
- 1,052
- Watchers
- 123
- Language
- C++
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Latest release
- v0.15 · September 22, 2026
- Created
- November 27, 2019
- Last push
- September 22, 2026
Star trust
Growth looks organic: forks and discussion are in line with active projects, and stars arrive unevenly, the way people give them.
These are heuristics, not a verdict: we judge by the repository’s behavior, not by a list of stargazers.
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- September 23, 2026GitHub Trending C++ today: #8, +6 stars
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