Reports from Wine users (who maintain an extensive database of application compatibility tests) indicate that Notepad++ version 6.1.2 works fairly well. Notepad++ has been tested in the past and found to work reasonably well with Wine. Most Mac users are familiar with Wine, the windows emulator that runs on top of macOS and permits Mac owners to run (some) Windows programs. Well, there is one way to achieve that goal. It may be that none of these alternatives will work for you because you just have to have Notepad++. Sublime is available for macOS 10.7 or higher and also runs on Windows and Linux. The distraction-free mode works well too if you’re prone to procrastination. It is another premium text editor at $80, although you can download an evaluation copy for free and use it without paying. Sublime is actively developed, is very customizable, works with all types of code, can batch edit, use symbols and all the neat things you would expect from a premium program.

Sublime Text 3 is another alternative to Notepad++ that gets a lot of recommendations from whomever I ask.

At $59 for a full single-user license, it isn’t cheap but again, if you live in text, this app has everything you could possibly need whether coding, building web pages or writing your next novel. It requires macOS 10.9 or higher, but has search and replace, auto indent, auto pairing, a clipboard with history, column tools, multi-language support, CSS and HTML tools, foldable code blocks and a raft of other goodies. TextMate is a heavy hitter in terms of features.

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