Itsypad
Lightweight Mac scratchpad and clipboard manager featuring multi-tab editing, 1,000-item clipboard, syntax highlighting for 185+ languages, local privacy-focused storage, global hotkeys, split view, clickable links, iCloud sync, auto-save, and minimal resource usage.
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Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Support for Themes
- Lightweight
- No AI
Features
- Works Offline
- No Tracking
- Support for MarkDown
- Dark Mode
- No registration required
- Syntax Highlighting
- Ad-free
- Tabbed interface
- Global hotkey
- Markdown preview
- On top
- Sits in the MenuBar
- Sync with iCloud
- Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
- Support for Hotkeys
- Auto-saving
- Checklists
- Search and Replace
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Great! This is exactly what I was looking for a simple text editor for my Mac, similar to the Notepad app on Windows, which I had really gotten used to back in the day due to its simplicity and convenience. It features a great design, and tabs are included.
Itsypad information
Developed by
Nick Ustinov Licensing
Open Source (MIT) and Free product.Written in
Alternatives
25 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
- Spanish
- French
- German
- Russian
- Japanese
- Chinese
- Korean
- Portuguese
- Italian
- Polish
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Office & ProductivityGitHub repository
- 415 Stars
- 14 Forks
- 16 Open Issues
- Updated
What is Itsypad?
Itsypad is a compact, efficient scratchpad and clipboard manager for Mac users. It features a text editor with syntax highlighting, multi-tab functionality, split view, and find and replace features. It also supports clickable links, lists, and checklists. The clipboard manager can store up to 1,000 items and offers easy navigation and search features. Users can also use global hotkeys to control the application.
Itsypad is designed to be lightweight, using minimal CPU and memory resources. It prioritizes privacy, with no AI or telemetry, ensuring user data stays on the user's machine. It can be displayed or hidden as per user preference and offers an auto-start feature. Users can sync their scratch tabs across different Macs via iCloud.
The editor supports multi-tab and split view for working on multiple files simultaneously. It offers syntax highlighting for over 185 languages, automatic language detection, and a built-in find bar. All tabs, content, and cursor positions are saved across restarts, and content is auto-saved to the session. URLs in plain text and markdown tabs are clickable. The software also includes a Monokai-inspired theme with dark and light variants.
Comments and Reviews
Great! This is exactly what I was looking for a simple text editor for my Mac, similar to the Notepad app on Windows, which I had really gotten used to back in the day due to its simplicity and convenience. It features a great design, and tabs are included.