Yet another reason I've made NotePad++ my go-to editor. Better for all the crashlogs and stuff I mess with.
this post was submitted on 05 Dec 2025
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Damn, notepad++... I remember feeling so sad that there wasn't a Linux version back when I ditched Windows.
Baffles me that this did not get a wildly successful native Linux version in all those years, but it's probably too late now with VSCode and all the NeoVim fans.
Geany might be your thing.
Or Kate, which funny enough now runs on windows
Many KDE apps run on Windows. Okular is the best PDF viewer for the entire platform.
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Thanks for the recommendation. I did have a short stint with Geany back then, but this was nearly two decades ago now, I have since moved on.
For Linux there's Notepadqq
~~Is there? Releases span between 2017 and 2019, the last of which is a beta, and it is largely unmaintained, with most of the contributions after that being "readme updates" and the odd typo/mistranslation.~~
~~Wouldn't call that a wildly successful Linux version of notepad++.~~
EDIT: reading this again, I don't know why I sound so needlessly angry, it wasn't my intention.
I meant to say this does not sounds like a viable alternative from a glance. But if you used it and it's good I am happy to be proven wrong.
From the Notepad++ home page:
Based on the powerful editing component Scintilla, Notepad++ is written in C++ and uses pure Win32 API
Trying to port it to other platforms is thus nonsensical. It would have to be a ground-up rewrite without the Windows API dependency. And there are indeed various other projects for Linux and other platforms that pretty much replicate its functionality, but they're by definition not going to be Notepad++.
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The whole purpose of Notepad is to open up a text file QUICKLY. Who the fuck cares about AI in this thing?
Who the fuck cares about AI in this thing?
I assume their team is called something like "strategic data partnerships for targeted ad delivery".
Every word is more disgusting than the previous in that title. Ew. Lol
You can leave at any time. You don't have to be in an abusive relationship with your operating system.
Microsoft seem to have very tight grip on the corporate world. It's getting better, but still.
I left a company once because they started switching to Microsoft infrastructure and that just got miserable. But I'm a privileged in that regard, a lot of people can't do that
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No user said, "Leave it alone." Not a single one. Universally from the office, to the classroom, to the monastery, every single person said, "Leave it the fuck alone."
oh god i know what they're planning....they're going to force AI slop into the base model and charge you extra to move up to premium, where it's just a regular fucking text editor, lmao
Copilot has been in Notepad, though. It can be disabled in Settings. I also disabled Markdown — I don't need it. I just use Notepad as like a scratch pad, it's a bit more versatile than Sticky Notes (which I also use).
a handy addition
[Citation needed]
Want a simple text editor with no AI nonsense on windows? Oddly Microsoft has you covered: https://github.com/microsoft/edit
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Uninstall new notepad.
Install Notepad (classic).
Ezpz. Although i wonder how long that'll last. My manager got upset i wasnt using the new notepad because of its features.
I explained np++ is for things that last more than a day. Notepad classic is for thoughts i dont care about when i shut down.
My manager got upset i wasnt using the new notepad because of its features.
Dang. They sound un-fun.
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I just decided to leave Microsoft alone 20 years ago.
Second best time is today!
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I really want AI in my.....
You want AI in your penis? Kid? Wife?
Guess I'll just keep using old versions lol
Notepad ++
It's not an old Version but what windows notepad shouldve been twenty years ago
FAVORITE NOTEPAD++ PLUGIN - GO!
I like Compare and JSON Parser - use them everyday.
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I hope they put AI into my sneakers, lightbulbs, clocks...every fucking thing that doesn't need it.
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I'm speechless. Notepad was essentially the last thing left pure.
I want Microsoft to add AI to my ass. Imagine what you could do with all the data coming out my butt MS. Hurry up and start working on it, openAI is already working on pushing AI to our balls.
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Quick! Someone tell me why I shouldn't be using Sublime!
Because it's proprietary.
Due to CAD/CAM and the nature of my industry, I'm stuck with windows on my daily driver for the foreseeable future. (Been using Linux since Ubuntu was new, have multiple servers and old chromebooks running different flavors.)
I've been putting off dealing with this. Goatfucking bullshit pain in my dick.
Can I pretty please get recommendations on upgrading to 11 and unfucking it as much as possible?
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