PaperWasp is an independent macOS source code editor based on the Notepad++ codebase. It ports the Windows-native C++ editor through a macOS compatibility layer, preserving the Scintilla editor component, Lexilla lexers, tabbed editing, plugins, and related editing workflows where practical.
PaperWasp is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by the creators of Notepad++.
PaperWasp is based on Notepad++ by Don Ho and the Notepad++ contributors. The upstream project is available at https://github.com/notepad-plus-plus/notepad-plus-plus and https://notepad-plus-plus.org/.
PaperWasp also uses Scintilla and Lexilla. See the project licenses and vendored dependency notices for details.
The macOS port uses CMake with the Xcode generator:
cd macos/build
cmake -G Xcode ..
cmake --build . --target PaperWasp
cmake --build . --target PaperWasp_package
cmake --build . --target PaperWasp_dmgBuild outputs are written under macos/build/ and macos/dist/.
For legacy upstream Windows build information, see BUILD.md.