Andrey Letov Renames Mac Notepad++ Port Nextpad++ After 1 Name Dispute
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Updated · Daring Fireball · May 12
Andrey Letov Renames Mac Notepad++ Port Nextpad++ After 1 Name Dispute
2 articles · Updated · Daring Fireball · May 12
Nextpad++ is the new name for Andrey Letov’s Mac port of Notepad++ GPL code after a dispute over the earlier “Notepad++ for Mac” branding was settled.
The project launched only weeks ago under the old name, and Letov’s site says development began on March 10 before a 1.0 release followed a few weeks later.
Letov describes the app as a 14 MB native Mac build using Objective-C++, Scintilla and Cocoa, shipped as a universal binary for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
The rename resolves the immediate branding issue, but the port is drawing attention for its unusually fast one-person development cycle and Letov’s reference to multi-agent AI workflows.
Is this AI-built Notepad++ clone for Mac a brilliant feat of engineering or a security risk in disguise?
Why are Mac users rejecting this long-awaited app, calling it an 'unholy' creation that 'should not exist'?
When AI rapidly builds software, is the human user the first casualty?