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Awesome Mac
This project is dedicated to collecting high-quality macOS software and organizing them systematically by different categories for easy search and use. As it continues to grow, the project has far exceeded our initial expectations and has become more comprehensive and refined.
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![Freeware][Freeware Icon] means free to use, or free personal license;
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Contents
Applications to edit text, I suggest the open-source editors
Text Editors
- Aurora Editor - Lightweight Code Editor (IDE) for macOS. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]
- Bootstrap Studio - A powerful desktop app for creating responsive websites using the Bootstrap framework.
- Brackets - A modern, open source text editor that understands web design. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- CodeEdit - A lightweight, natively-built editor. Open source. Free forever. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- CotEditor - Lightweight plain-text editor for macOS. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Cursor - AI code editor with autocomplete, chat, and coding agent features. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Emacs - Popular Unix-based text editor for programmers and system administrators. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] ![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]
- Haystack Editor - Code editor with a canvas UI for better code understanding. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Helix - A post-modern modal text editor. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Itsypad - A tiny, fast scratchpad and clipboard manager for macOS. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Lapce - Lightning-fast and powerful code editor. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- LightTable - The next generation code editor. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- LiteEdit - Fast, native macOS code editor under 1 MB — Swift and AppKit, no Electron. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- MacVim - the text editor Vim - for macOS. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- micro - Modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Neovim - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Nova - The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.
- Plain Text Editor - Simple distraction-free notepad. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] ![App Store][app-store Icon]
- Sublime Text - Text editor with a fast interface and plugin ecosystem. For more plugins, check Sublime Text Plugins. ![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]
- SubEthaEdit - Powerful editor for writing, coding, and collaboration anytime, anywhere! ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]
- TextMate - Editor that brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Tot - Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text. It’s your tiny text companion! ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] ![App Store][app-store Icon]
- Vim - An old terminal-based editor. For common plugins, check Vim Common Plugins. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] ![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]
- Vimr - Refined Vim Experience for OS X. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Windsurf - AI code editor with agentic coding, autocomplete, and MCP support. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
- Zed - A high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. ![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon] ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
Office
这是一份经过精选、按类别整理的高质量 macOS 软件清单，涵盖从文本编辑器、开发者工具到设计应用、实用工具和安全工具等各类软件。