Apps similar to PlainPad include Lite XL, which is free and open source. Other options are Notepad3, TextMate and Notepad Next. In total there are four Text Editors like PlainPad for Mac, Windows and Linux.
Lite XL is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide something practical, pretty, small and fast, implemented as simply as possible; easy to modify and extend, or to use without doing either.
Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor with syntax highlighting for programming jobs. Auto-completion, Multi-language, Dark mode more.
South Africa
TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.
United Kingdom
A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++. Releases are available for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
