Fake Notepad++ for Mac
birdculture
11 points
3 comments
May 04, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
gnabgib
Discussion last week (96 points, 84 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47916964
acheong08
Not to mention it is almost entirely vibe-coded. https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus-mac/notepad-plus-plus-m... This type of behavior ought to get them blacklisted from the internet.
hyperhello
Notepad Plus Plus is a copyrightable name?