A native Debian/Ubuntu build of Notepad, the open-source reimplementation of Notepad++.
This repository provides a build of NotepadNext compiled natively for Linux and packaged as a .deb. The release is only available for Debian/Ubuntu (amd64) — it does not target Windows, macOS, or other Linux distributions. See the latest release for the installable package.
Though the application overall is stable and usable, it should not be considered safe for critically important work.
There are numerous bugs and half working implementations. Pull requests are greatly appreciated.
Note: This release only targets Debian/Ubuntu (amd64). For other platforms (Windows, macOS, other Linux distributions), use the upstream NotepadNext project.
Download the .deb package from the latest release and install it with apt, which handles the dependencies automatically:
sudo apt install ./notepadnext-native_0.15.0_amd64.debAlternatively, using dpkg (then resolve any missing dependencies):
sudo dpkg -i notepadnext-native_0.15.0_amd64.deb
sudo apt --fix-broken installTo build from source on Ubuntu, see BUILD-UBUNTU-26.04.md.
Translations are contributed by the community. All translations are managed using Crowdin at https://crowdin.com/project/notepadnext. If there is a language missing you would like to contribute, feel free to start a discussion on Crowdin.
This fork is built natively on Debian/Ubuntu with GCC and Qt 6. Step-by-step build instructions are provided in BUILD-UBUNTU-26.04.md.
If you are familiar with building C++ Qt desktop applications, this is as simple as opening CMakeLists.txt and building/running the project. A more detailed general guide is also available here.
For upstream cross-platform development (Windows/macOS/other Linux), refer to the original NotepadNext repository.
This code is released under the GNU General Public License version 3.