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24 alternatives to Aurora Editor

Aurora Editor, Native IDE for MacOS

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Aurora Editor launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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AiEditor▲589
An open source AI-powered rich text editor
2024 · aieditor.dev · its alternatives →
2
Sublime Text 4▲516
The sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose
2021 · sublimetext.com · its alternatives →
3
CodeEdit▲157
Elevate your code editing experience
2024 · codeedit.app · its alternatives →
4
Pine▲203
A lightweight, modern macOS markdown editor written in Swift
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
5
Hexel Editor▲78
Native macOS hex editor with a brain for file formats
Aug 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
6
Hemingway Editor 2.0▲494
An editor that makes your writing bold and clear
2015 · hemingwayapp.com · its alternatives →
7
Nova▲254
The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor.
2020 · nova.app · its alternatives →
8
Aurora▲121
Beautiful iOS and macOS color picker
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Swift▲271
Apple's innovative new programming language
2014 · developer.apple.com · its alternatives →
10
Typewriter for Markdown▲67
iOS and macOS native markdown editor with live preview
2021 · eightysix.github.io · its alternatives →
11
Visual Studio Mac▲189
A mobile-first, cloud-first IDE. Made for the Mac
2016 · its alternatives →
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Aurora▲210
A floating browser to keep you entertained and productive
2017 · its alternatives →
13
I developed a native macOS Hacker News client▲188
macOS HackerNews client that aims to be a Mac-assed Mac app. Written in Swift + AppKit. - goranmoomin/HackerNews
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
14
Editor.do▲140
The all-in-one online IDE, visual builder & host
2024 · editor.do · its alternatives →
15
Orchard▲113
A new kind of AI text editor, designed for thought
2022 · orchard.ink · its alternatives →
16
Aurora Notch▲91
A private notch workspace for every Mac
Jun 2026 · auroranotch.com · its alternatives →
17
Nativeline AI + Cloud▲111
Native Swift apps + a real cloud database. One prompt away.
Mar 2026 · nativeline.ai · its alternatives →
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txt.edit▲109
The missing text editor for iPhone & iPad
2020 · txtedit.dev · its alternatives →
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I open-sourced a macOS native Markdown rendering engine▲7
A native AppKit Markdown editor for macOS, built on TextKit 2 and bridged to SwiftUI. - GitHub - nodes-app/swift-markdown-engine: A native AppKit Markdown editor for macOS, built on TextKit 2 and bridged to SwiftUI.
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Aide▲160
Extensible AI native code editor
2024 · aide.dev · its alternatives →
21
Notepad.exe – macOS editor for Swift and Python (now Linux runtime)▲41
I recently released version 1.4 of Notepad.exe, my editor built for macOS. The goal of the app is to let you prototype ideas in Swift or Python with minimal setup - write code, hit Run, skip project scaffolding. This release adds support for a Linux runtime/subsystem, so you can write on macOS and execute snippets in a Linux environment. I’d love to hear any feedback or answer any questions: would a tool like this fit your workflow? What friction remains?
2025 · notepadexe.com · its alternatives →
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TextMate 2.0▲155
Powerful and customizable text editor for Mac
2019 · macromates.com · its alternatives →
23
Writer▲134
Beautiful, fast, native notes app with Markdown
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
NoteTabs▲129
Native macOS text editor with horizontal tabs & auto-restore
Jan 2026 · notetabs.azurewebsites.net · its alternatives →

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