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24 alternatives to kayet

the minimalistic text editor 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.

1. 1
   Macaw▲90

   A simple code editor for Swift

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Coffee▲100

   A quiet Markdown editor for Mac, with sums in your notes

   6d ago · coffeetext.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   MuM▲93

   A reading-first Markdown engine for macOS

   Sep 2026 · mum.jiker.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Atom▲145

   A hackable text editor for the 21st Century

   2014 · github.blog · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Brackets 1.0▲190

   An open-source text editor for web designers by Adobe

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   CotEditor▲102

   The free plain-text editor for OS X

   2014 · coteditor.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Paragraph Notes▲155

   A private Markdown notes app for Mac

   Sep 2026 · paragraphnotes.md · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Atavist▲116

   A web-based word processor as beautiful as Medium

   2015 · magazine.atavist.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dots▲83

   A customizable workspace built into your Mac's notch

   22d ago · dotsapp.cloudaeri.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Squire▲123

    The <textarea> of the future. A HTML5 rich text editor.

    2014 · neilj.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    KeenWrite, a Desktop Text Editor▲6

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Glorium▲83

    A contextual filler text generator for Mac

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Fulvid▲86

    A standalone desktop editor for Markdown and MDX

    Sep 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Trellis▲76

    More than a terminal: a native macOS workspace for devs

    21d ago · bearstouch.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    River Writer▲83

    A quiet Mac app for screenplays, stage plays and novels

    22d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Zigzag Browser▲112

    The polished, native Mac browser for life after Arc

    6d ago · zigzagbrowser.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    StableBar▲87

    A native, open-source menu bar for macOS

    3d ago · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    MarkRight▲84

    A minimalistic github flavored markdown editor

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    FocusWrite▲115

    A local-first writing app with focus modes.

    Oct 2026 · focuswrite.app · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Textnut▲4

    A WYSIWYG Markdown Editor for Mac

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21SI
    Small in-browser editor for ZIP and OLE archives▲8

    2017 · sheetjs.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    A text editor with a programming language▲6

    2023 · lambdaway.free.fr · its alternatives →

23. 23PA
    Polyphony – A realtime collaborative text editing lib for web/mobile▲8

    2014 · polyphony-ot.com · its alternatives →

24. 24TA
    TextCal – A Minimalist Fullscreen Calendar for Text Todo List▲6

    2017 · textcal.com · its alternatives →

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