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24 alternatives to small

The ultra lightweight code editor for OS X.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. small launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   SmallDevTools▲209

   Handy developer tools with a delightful interface

   2021 · smalldev.tools · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Pell▲105

   Simplest & smallest WYSIWYG text editor, w/ no dependencies

   2017 · jaredreich.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Lite – A small, fast text editor▲607

   A lightweight text editor written in Lua. Contribute to rxi/lite development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Left▲383

   A minimalist multi-platform text editor

   2018 · hundredrabbits.itch.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   LightPaper▲169

   Simple, beautiful yet powerful text/md editor for your Mac

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   tinykiwi▲406

   Simple yet powerful image editor, tailor-made for makers

   2022 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Micro▲88

   A modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   New Mac Mini▲273

   The mini with a punch

   2018 · apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Syntra Small▲7

   Meet the code editor, minified.

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Micro Editor▲77

    a modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor

    2017 · micro-editor.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Nova▲254

    The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor.

    2020 · nova.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Minimator, a Minimalist Graphical Editor▲220

    minimalist graphical editor in your browser and on the go

    2022 · minimator.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    TinyMCE▲129

    Full featured web based JavaScript WYSIWYG HTML Editor

    2016 · tiny.cloud · its alternatives →

14. 14
    TinyCommand▲356

    Stop duct-taping tools. Run everything with one command.

    Nov 2025 · tinycommand.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Ultra Tiny Compiler in less than 90 lines of code▲61

    Ultra Tiny Compiler. Contribute to antonmedv/ultra-tiny-compiler development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Macaw▲90

    A simple code editor for Swift

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Macro▲149

    A super focused image editor for the Mac

    2017 · macroapp.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Little Ipsum▲102

    The best Latin text generator for OS X

    2014 · littleipsum.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mac Studio▲168

    Desktop for creative professionals

    2022 · apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Tiny CLI to save AWS costs in dev environments when you're sleeping▲119

    2020 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    lit▲265

    World's smallest responsive CSS framework (398 bytes!)

    2018 · ajusa.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    A simple, tiny Vim and kilo-inspired editor▲120

    A dead simple editor. Contribute to hellerve/e development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23LF
    LightPaper for Mac – Free Markdown editor▲132

    I'm not the author of the app (nor i have any connection with them, just a random user). iA Writer and Writer Pro aren't well suited for me as a developer. They feel quite "strange" to me. Mou is a good option (free too) but still missing some features. So far this, this editor is the most complete user-friendly. Hope it helps!

    2013 · clockworkengine.com · its alternatives →

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    TextMate 2.0▲155

    Powerful and customizable text editor for Mac

    2019 · macromates.com · its alternatives →

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