Notepad 1.1

Notepad now opens files passed from Finder.

Fixed: a double-click on a file, or "Open With" > Notepad, started Notepad with only an empty "Untitled" tab. The file now opens as a tab in the open window; if it is already open, its tab comes to the front.

New: Notepad registers as an editor for text files, so it appears under "Open With" and can be set as the default app, for example for .md files.

Download: Notepad-1.1.zip below. Unzip it and move Notepad.app to the Applications folder, replacing the old one.

First start: the app is not notarized by Apple, so macOS blocks it once. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security, scroll to "Security" and click "Open Anyway". The README has the full steps.

Runs on: macOS 15.0 or later, Apple silicon and Intel. Built and tried on Apple silicon; the Intel part has not been tried on an Intel Mac.