Session restore.
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Private plain text · macOS · v1.2.12
No AI. No account. No cloud.
A fast plain-text notepad for Mac. Multi-tab editing with session restore—including unsaved notes—local spell check, encodings done right, and source highlight for Markdown, HTML, JSON, XML, and logs. Optional preview for .md and .html. Your files stay on your Mac.
Free · Apple Silicon · Sandboxed · Network only if you allow remote preview assets · 16 languages. Also on GitHub.
What's new in v1.2.12
Fast cursor navigation with Home, End, Page Up, Page Down (Fn + Arrow keys) is now built in. Release notes
- Fn + Left / Right Arrow (Home / End) moves the cursor to the beginning or end of the current line.
- Fn + Shift + Left / Right Arrow selects text to the beginning or end of the line.
- Cmd/Ctrl + Home / End jumps to the start or end of the document.
- Fn + Up / Down Arrow (Page Up / Page Down) scrolls and moves the cursor page by page.
A notepad, not another notes cloud.
No WYSIWYG. No AI rewrite. Markdown, HTML, JSON, XML, and logs are first-class files—with highlight. Preview only when you ask.
Real tabs.
Several documents in one window. Drag to reorder, Ctrl-Tab to cycle, asterisk on dirty files.
Private by design.
Sandboxed. No ads. No tracking. No account. Network only if you allow remote images or CSS in a preview tab.
Local spell check.
System dictionary underlines and suggestions. Optional autocorrect. Turn off for code and log extensions.
Highlight the source.
Markdown, HTML, JSON, XML, and logs get syntax highlight in the editor. .txt stays plain text.
Preview when you want.
Optional side or full-screen preview for .md and .html. Scripts never run. Open in your browser if you need the real page.
Light enough to keep. Careful enough not to lose work.
Plain text only—by intention. Session restore remembers unsaved buffers. If a restored file can’t be read from disk, we never silently overwrite it with empty content.
Your files stay on your Mac.
No ads, no trackers, no data collection. Network only if you allow remote images or CSS in a Markdown or HTML preview tab. Open only the files you choose, inside the App Sandbox. Read the privacy policy.
Get Notepad Classic
Mac App Store (recommended) or a Developer ID–signed, notarized DMG from GitHub. On another Mac, use this DMG — do not copy a Debug build. v1.2.12 adds fast cursor navigation with Fn + Arrow keys (Home/End/PageUp/PageDown) and installs without a quarantine record.