Native, fast and private. $4.99 once.
Tab.Noted opens scripts, config files and whole project folders, with syntax highlighting for 50+ languages, regex search across files and git change markers. No plugins, no account, works fully offline.
Mac App Store, or download direct with a 14-day free trial · macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon
A lightweight editor shines when you want to open a file and get to work: editing a shell or Python script, tweaking a config file, reading through logs, making a quick fix, or browsing a project folder to find something. It starts fast, highlights the code without setup, and lets you search everything at once.
When you need to build, run and debug a Mac or iPhone app, that's a job for Xcode, Apple's full development environment. Many developers keep both: Xcode for building, and a fast editor for everything else.
Everything below is built in. There's nothing to install or configure.
Your files never leave your Mac. Tab.Noted has no account, no analytics and no telemetry, and it works fully offline. The direct-download version goes online only to check its license and look for updates.
No. It's a fast, native code editor for scripts, config files, logs and quick fixes. To build and run Mac or iPhone apps, use Xcode.
50+ languages, detected automatically from the file extension. Examples include Swift, Python, YARA, Suricata, HCL, Protobuf and Jinja2.
No. Syntax highlighting, search, diff, the JSON tree viewer and Hex View are all built in. No extensions to install.
$4.99 once, no subscription and no account. The direct download includes a 14-day free trial with every feature, or get it on the Mac App Store.
Macs with Apple silicon running macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
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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.
