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Writing a little bit of code shouldn’t be a hassle. Typically you have to set up a project and go through layers of menus before you can even start to write. Notepad.exe flips that script, and believes you should start with a blank file first, and figure out the project later – making it much easier to get your idea on paper.

Highlights

Notepad.exe comes with a very native-feeling UI, similar to Xcode – but without all of the bloat. It supports running Swift, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Go, all out of the gate. Just write your code, and hit run. If you want to build something further, you can then turn it into a project.

It offers a Notes library for easily sifting through all of your files you’ve created, without needing to remember where you created your one-off file.