How to: Text Editors
* [Aurora Editor](https://auroraeditor.com/) - Lightweight Code Editor (IDE) for macOS. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/AuroraEditor/AuroraEditor)
* [Bootstrap Studio](https://bootstrapstudio.io/) - A powerful desktop app for creating responsive websites using the Bootstrap framework.
* [Brackets](http://brackets.io) - A modern, open source text editor that understands web design. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/brackets-cont/brackets/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [CodeEdit](https://www.codeedit.app/) - A lightweight, natively-built editor. Open source. Free forever. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/CodeEditApp/CodeEdit) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [CotEditor](https://coteditor.com) - Lightweight plain-text editor for macOS. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/coteditor/CotEditor/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Cursor](https://cursor.com/) - AI-powered code editor built to make you extraordinarily productive. Features include AI autocomplete, chat, and an autonomous coding agent. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Emacs](https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EmacsForMacOS) - Popular Unix-based text editor for programmers and system administrators. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/emacs-tw/awesome-emacs#readme)
* [Haystack Editor](https://github.com/haystackeditor/haystack-editor) - Code editor with a canvas UI for better code understanding. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/haystackeditor/haystack-editor) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Helix](https://helix-editor.com/) - A post-modern modal text editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Lapce](https://lapce.dev/) - Lightning-fast and powerful code editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/lapce/lapce) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [LightTable](http://lighttable.com/) - The next generation code editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/LightTable/LightTable) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [MacVim](https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim) - the text editor Vim - for macOS. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/macvim-dev/macvim) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [micro](https://micro-editor.github.io) - Modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/ory/editor) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Neovim](https://github.com/neovim/neovim) - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/neovim/neovim) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Nova](https://nova.app/) - The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.
* [Plain Text Editor](https://sindresorhus.com/plain-text-editor) - Simple distraction-free notepad. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1572202501)
* [Sublime Text](http://www.sublimetext.com/3) - A popular, clean, and sleek editor with a plugin management system. For more plugins, check [Sublime Text Plugins](editor-plugin-zh.md#sublime-text-plugin). [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/dreikanter/sublime-bookmarks#readme)
* [SubEthaEdit](https://subethaedit.net/) - Powerful editor for writing, coding, and collaboration anytime, anywhere! [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/subethaedit/SubEthaEdit)
* [TextMate](https://macromates.com) - Editor that brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/textmate/textmate) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Tot](https://tot.rocks/) - Tot is an elegant, simple way to collect & edit text. It’s your tiny text companion! ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![App Store][app-store Icon]](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tot/id1491071483)
* [Vim](http://www.vim.org/) - An old terminal-based editor. For common plugins, check [Vim Common Plugins](editor-plugin-zh.md#vim-plugin). [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/vim/vim) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon] [![Awesome List][awesome-list Icon]](https://github.com/mhinz/vim-galore#readme)
* [Vimr](http://vimr.org/) - Refined Vim Experience for OS X. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/qvacua/vimr/) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Windsurf](https://windsurf.com/) - AI code editor featuring Cascade, an agentic AI experience that writes and edits code autonomously. Includes AI autocomplete, memories, and MCP support. ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]
* [Zed](https://zed.dev/) - A high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter. [![Open-Source Software][OSS Icon]](https://github.com/zed-industries/zed) ![Freeware][Freeware Icon]