EditPad Pro Alternatives for Mac

EditPad Pro is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is Sublime Text. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Bluefish Editor or TextWrangler. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to EditPad Pro and eight of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to EditPad Pro are UltraEdit, BBEdit, Zed Code Editor and FoldingText.

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EditPad Pro alternatives are mainly Text Editors but may also be Code Editors or IDEs.  Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of EditPad Pro.
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EditPad Pro alternatives page was last updated Mar 12, 2021
  1. Sublime Text icon
     2009 likes

    Powerful editor blending code, markup, and prose editing with enhanced features like multi-tab selection, side-by-side definition viewing, and multiple selection tools for swift code navigation.

    195 Sublime Text alternatives
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    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable
    3.  Clean design
    4.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Package Control
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Multiple Cursors
    5.  Text editing
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Simple text editor
    9.  Tabbed interface
    10.  Support for MarkDown
    11.  Works Offline
    12. Git icon  Git Support
    Sublime Text iconEditPad Pro Icon

    Sublime Text VS EditPad Pro

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    • Sublime Text is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to EditPad Pro.

    • Sublime Text is the most popular commercial alternative to EditPad Pro.

    • Sublime Text is Paid and ProprietaryEditPad Pro is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Sublime Text is Lightweight and CustomizableEditPad Pro is not according to our users
  2. UltraEdit icon
     161 likes

    UltraEdit is the ideal text, HTML and HEX editor, and an advanced PHP, Perl, Java and JavaScript editor for programmers. An industry-award winner, UltraEdit supports disk-based 64-bit file handling (standard) on 32-bit Windows platforms (Windows 2000 and later).

    212 UltraEdit alternatives
    UltraEdit features an integrated FTP browser and supports syntax highlighting for hundreds of languages, with more always in the works. And with an integrated SSH/telnet client, scripting, custom tools, macros and Smart Templates, UltraEdit's ready for any coding session.

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    UltraEdit Features

    1.  Column based text editing
    2.  Support for large files
    3.  Hex Editor
    UltraEdit iconEditPad Pro Icon

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  3. Bluefish Editor icon
     160 likes

    Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.

    217 Bluefish Editor alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Bluefish Editor Features

    1.  Arduino
    2.  PHP IDE
    3.  Support for SFTP
    Bluefish Editor iconEditPad Pro Icon

    Bluefish Editor VS EditPad Pro

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  4. TextWrangler icon
     152 likes

    TextWrangler is the powerful general purpose text editor, and Unix and server administrator’s tool.

    94 TextWrangler alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    TextWrangler Features

    1.  Support for Unicode
    2.  Search and Replace
    3.  Coding
    Discontinued

    The developers announced that development of TextWrangler has stopped, in favor of concentrating their efforts on the development of BBEdit.Quoted from the TextWrangler webpage, "We are sunsetting TextWrangler, and we encourage anyone interested in TextWrangler to download and use BBEdit instead."

    TextWrangler iconEditPad Pro Icon

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  5. BBEdit icon
     47 likes

    BBEdit is a professional HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. Specifically crafted in response to the needs of Web authors and software developers, this award-winning product provides an abundance of high-performance features for editing, searching, and manipulation of text.

    120 BBEdit alternatives
    BBEdit screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    BBEdit Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Live Preview
    4.  Code Completion
    5.  Multiple languages
    BBEdit iconEditPad Pro Icon

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  6. Zed Code Editor icon
     19 likes

    Zed is a fully offline-capable text and code editor you can use to edit files locally, on Dropbox, or remotely on any server. It has all the code editor features you'd expect and more:

    105 Zed Code Editor alternatives
    Zed Code Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome

    Zed Code Editor Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Works Offline
    3. Dropbox icon  Dropbox integration
    4.  Code Completion
    Discontinued

    No code committed in eight years. Linked website has no mention of any code editor.

    Zed Code Editor iconEditPad Pro Icon

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    • Zed Code Editor is the most popular Web-based alternative to EditPad Pro.

    • Zed Code Editor is Free and Open SourceEditPad Pro is Paid and Proprietary
  7. FoldingText icon
     8 likes

    FoldingText makes you productive in easily formatted plain text. Turn your ideas into plans. Your to-dos into results. Your writing into clear, focused documents.

    123 FoldingText alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    FoldingText Features

    1.  No Subscription
    2.  Outline folding
    3.  Timer
    4.  Tagging
    5.  Coding
    FoldingText iconEditPad Pro Icon

    FoldingText VS EditPad Pro

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  8. znote icon
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    Free text and markdown editor. Developer friendly thanks to integrated Dark mode and syntax highlighting of code. Secure your notes on the fly with our AES encoder. Multi-notes and draft support. Available on all platforms.

    186 znote alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    znote Features

    1.  WYSIWYG Support
    2.  Support for MarkDown
    znote iconEditPad Pro Icon

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