<![CDATA[Support for Linux!]]>Please release a version of notepad ++ on linux machines. Iam working on linux at home and use notepad ++ at work on windows machines. Now I can’t use it on linux without wine…

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/22128/support-for-linuxRSS for NodeSun, 16 Aug 2026 13:00:52 GMTSat, 13 Nov 2021 21:16:35 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Support for Linux! on Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:26:55 GMT]]>@James-Clow , I don’t think so. I haven’t found such alternative.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/79181https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/79181Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:26:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Support for Linux! on Sat, 09 Jul 2022 11:51:00 GMT]]>@MrAlwaysAwesome try Notepadqq instead. On Linux there are plenty of Notepad++ alternatives.

In terms of your Work PC, if your local IT allow it, you could install WSL to run Linux apps. That way you get to use the same editor on both.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/78263https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/78263Sat, 09 Jul 2022 11:51:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Support for Linux! on Sun, 14 Nov 2021 01:55:28 GMT]]>@peterjones said in Support for Linux!:

That would require re-writing the application from scratch

Indeed.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/71276https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/71276Sun, 14 Nov 2021 01:55:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Support for Linux! on Sat, 13 Nov 2021 21:53:11 GMT]]>@mralwaysawesome ,

That would require re-writing the application from scratch, because native linux uses a completely different set of UI libraries and a completely different set of methods of interacting between processes. Notepad++ is, at its core, a Windows (win32 api) application, and as such, cannot easily translate to other environments.

(There are applications out there that don’t require a complete re-write to be portable across platforms, but they require lots of planning, and a different design philosophy from the outset.)

It would be possible to write an application inspired by Notepad++ using linux-style coding, but by its very nature, it wouldn’t be Notepad++.

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/71273https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/71273Sat, 13 Nov 2021 21:53:11 GMT