John Gruber • 5/13/2026

★ Nextpad++

This article reviews Nextpad++, a new Mac port of the open-source Notepad++ text editor by Andrey Letov. It discusses how the project was built using multi-agent AI development workflows in just weeks, leading to a 'fever dream' app that feels alien on macOS despite being native. The author contrasts it with other cross-platform apps and critiques its lack of Mac-native design, while noting the original Notepad++ is a popular programming editor. The piece is a tech-focused analysis of a software port and its development approach.

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#open source #ai-assisted development #text editor