Best SIMPLE text editor?

[Tlamaki]

OK, I'm looking for a simple text editor, like notepad for windows, I don't really need any developer feature, just a simple app, that's all I long for

And I need some recommendations, thank you very much!

 

[simpledave]

OK, I'm looking for a simple text editor, like notepad for windows, I don't really need any developer feature, just a simple app, that's all I long for

And I need some recommendations, thank you very much!

Text Mate is the best.. Simple thus powerful

 

[AlphaDogg]

Textwrangler

 

[cerberusss]

*comes walking into the thread with an asbestos jump suit*

The best editor is vi. It's not simple, but it is deadly.

 

[hakuin]

Why not TextEdit?

 

[Macman45]

As above...Textedit comes built in, and will do exactly what you want. No need to spend money on third party stuff.

Should have said.....It's in your applications folder..

 

[Bear]

OK, I'm looking for a simple text editor, like notepad for windows, I don't really need any developer feature, just a simple app, that's all I long for

And I need some recommendations, thank you very much!

TextEdit in your Applications folder.

 

[steve-p]

*comes walking into the thread with an asbestos jump suite*

The best editor is vi. It's not simple, but it is deadly.

Hmmm. I've used vi every day for two decades at work and I hate it with a passion.

 

[Bear]

*comes walking into the thread with an asbestos jump suite*

The best editor is vi. It's not simple, but it is deadly.

Since they were asking about a Notepad equivalent, TextEdit is what they're looking for.

 

[old-wiz]

Text Edit is fine for me. It doesn't cost anything.

 

[jbcandkc]

TextWrangler for me.
It is free and the Grep (regular expression) search and replace functions are awesome.

 

[Tlamaki]

As above...Textedit comes built in, and will do exactly what you want. No need to spend money on third party stuff.

Should have said.....It's in your applications folder..

Accidentally gone, deleted by girlfriend.

 

[cledet]

Text Mate is the best.. Simple thus powerful

While Macromates did open source TextMate, it hasn't received a notable update for a while.

I highly recommend Sublime Text 2. It's highly active, cross-platform, and compatible with TextMate bundles.

 

[cerberusss]

Accidentally gone, deleted by girlfriend.

Man, you have bigger problems than looking for a text editor
What you need is an account just for her, with normal (not admin) rights

 

[dollystereo]

Sublime 2, it's just sublime...

 

[ChristianVirtual]

TextWrangler here too. Just what my programmers heart likes ...

 

[Giuly]

While Macromates did open source TextMate, it hasn't received a notable update for a while.

Oddly enough, I did get an update just a couple of days ago.

In fact, TextMate 2 updates a little bit too often for my taste.

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

Hmmm. I've used vi every day for two decades at work and I hate it with a passion.

TECO and DECword were worse... Possibly...

OH, but they don't run on Macs. (Thank Ford)

 

[HenryAZ]

*comes walking into the thread with an asbestos jump suite*

The best editor is vi. It's not simple, but it is deadly.

:s/suite/suit/

 

[glenthompson]

Accidentally gone, deleted by girlfriend.

Just restore it from your backup. You do have a backup?

Otherwise, I like TextWrangler.

 

[Tlamaki]

Just restore it from your backup. You do have a backup?

Otherwise, I like TextWrangler.

Nope, I don't really need it, this was just a nasty incident... Anyway, could somebody please zip their Textedit app and send it to me?

 

[Oliveg]

Texmaker is what I'm using. It really works well.

 

[Ethanallen]

TextWrangler is free and awesome!

 

[cerberusss]

:s/suite/suit/

Hehheh, I see what you did there

 

[shorn]

I'll throw one, especially as the OP was not needing developer features.

http://mouapp.com

I have been using this one for a while. It's a Markdown editor, which has a live preview option. If you choose not to have this, its a plain text window.

No fancy extras, just simple.

For the moment its free as its in beta, so you have nothing to lose.