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cxasm/notepad--

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TLDR

A cross-platform text editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux (including UOS, a Chinese Linux OS), written in C++ as a lightweight alternative to Notepad-style editors. Primary releases are on Gitee, GitHub is a mirror.

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    Platforms
      Windows
      Linux
      macOS
      UOS
    Features
      Tabbed documents
      Menu bar UI
      Lightweight
    Source
      GitHub mirror
      Gitee primary
    Audience
      General users
      Chinese OS users
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Use as a lightweight tabbed text editor on Linux or macOS without installing a heavy IDE

USE CASE 2

Edit code or config files on UOS or other Chinese Linux distributions with a familiar desktop interface

Tech stack

C++

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Primary releases and full documentation are on Gitee, the GitHub repo is a mirror that may not be up to date.

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In plain English

Notepad-- is a lightweight text editor that runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac. It is written in C++ and is designed as a cross-platform alternative to other Notepad-style editors. The README is written primarily in Chinese, so some details below are drawn from what the text makes clear. The project's stated goal is to provide a domestically developed Chinese text editor, with particular focus on running well on UOS (a Chinese Linux-based operating system), as well as on Mac and various other Linux distributions. The name is a deliberate contrast to a competing product, carrying the meaning of reducing mistakes and overconfidence by one step. The repository on GitHub is a mirror of the primary codebase hosted on Gitee, a Chinese code platform. The author notes that because they frequently cannot access GitHub from within China, the GitHub copy may not always be up to date. Downloads for the latest release are linked from the Gitee page. The README includes screenshots showing the editor running on the UOS operating system, on Windows, on macOS, and on Red Hat Linux, demonstrating that it does function across those platforms. The interface in the screenshots looks similar to a standard desktop text editor with a menu bar and tabbed documents. Beyond cross-platform support, the README does not go into detail about specific editing features, keyboard shortcuts, or configuration options. If you need full documentation, the Gitee repository at the link in the README would be the better starting point, as that is where active development and releases happen.

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Prompt 1
How do I install Notepad-- on Ubuntu or Debian-based Linux from a package or by building from source?
Prompt 2
I want a cross-platform lightweight text editor like Notepad for macOS. How do I build and install Notepad-- on a Mac?
Prompt 3
Where can I download the latest Notepad-- release for Windows, and how is it different from Notepad++?
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