Native, fast and private. $4.99 once, and your files never leave your Mac.
Open a file, start typing, and get syntax highlighting for 50+ languages, tabs that remember your workspace, regex search across every open file, and a built-in hex editor. No plugins, no account, no subscription. Works fully offline.
Mac App Store, or download direct with a 14-day free trial · macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon
A good Mac text editor starts fast, feels at home on macOS, and handles whatever you throw at it: notes, config files, scripts, logs or a whole project. It should read your code without setup, find anything fast, and keep your files on your Mac. Here's how Tab.Noted measures up.
Use Tab.Noted as a quick scratchpad for plain text, or as a lightweight code editor for Swift, Python, HCL, Protobuf, Jinja2 and more. Security work is covered too, with highlighting for YARA rules and Suricata signatures and live checks for YARA as you type.
Yes. macOS includes TextEdit, which is fine for simple notes and rich text. For code, config files and logs, a dedicated editor like Tab.Noted adds syntax highlighting, regex search and project tools.
Both. It opens any plain-text file and adds syntax highlighting for 50+ languages, so it works as a quick text editor and a lightweight code editor.
The direct download comes with a 14-day free trial with every feature unlocked. After that, it's $4.99 once. It's also on the Mac App Store. No subscription and no account.
Yes. Editing never needs an internet connection, and Markdown preview never goes online. The direct-download version goes online only to check its license and look for updates.
Macs with Apple silicon running macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Yes. Your files never leave your Mac. Tab.Noted has no account, no analytics and no telemetry.
Both cost $4.99 once. The direct version has a 14-day free trial, works on up to 2 Macs per license and updates itself. The Mac App Store version updates through the App Store and has no trial.
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A fast, native text and code editor for Mac. $4.99 once, no subscription, no account. Try it free for 14 days with the direct download, or get it on the Mac App Store.
