Cannot install on Mac

[Facuiguacel]

Operating System and Version

macOS Tahoe 26.1

Distribution

dmg

Description

Hi, when double clicking the dmg file to install on mac, the window just displays the NotepadNext icon but not the Applications folder for me to drag and drop the app. Tried v0.12 and v0.11.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Download .dmg
2. Open file

Debug Information

No response

Additional Details

[itsofirk]

this could be fixed, but to solve your issue at the moment, you can do it manually:

• open a new finder window (CMD + N)
• go to Applications on the sidebar
• drag NotepadNext
• double-click to open

if it prompts you with this error:

Apple could not verify “NotepadNext” is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy.

• click Done on the error window
• go to System Settings > Privacy & Security
• Scroll down; near the bottom you should see something like:
  “NotepadNext” was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer
  with a button Open Anyway - click it and you'll be fine from now

[dail8859]

this could be fixed

What's the actual fix? Is there something that could be done in the application? Or does this require paying Apple money as usual?

[rbrabson]

I just used Homebrew to install it, which worked like a charm.

brew tap dail8859/notepadnext
brew install --no-quarantine notepadnext

[itsofirk]

I've been working on a solution, not yet finished...
for some reason the background image I created doesn't show but there is a shortcut to the Applicaitons folder so it's 90% done :)