A native editor for Markdown, notes, and code across macOS, iPhone, and iPad. Minimal by design. Quick edits, fast file access, no IDE bloat.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad




SciTE is described as 'SCIntilla based Text Editor. Originally built to demonstrate Scintilla, it has grown to be a generally useful editor with facilities for building and running programs. It is best used for jobs with simple configurations - I use it for building test and demonstration' and is a very popular Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to SciTE for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best SciTE alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like SciTE are Visual Studio Code, Sublime Text, VSCodium and Vim.
A native editor for Markdown, notes, and code across macOS, iPhone, and iPad. Minimal by design. Quick edits, fast file access, no IDE bloat.




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People joke about what IDE they use often, things like Word, MS Notepad, sometimes even Eclipse, and then often times MS Paint. People joke about MS Paint because it's not even a text editor, people joke about it because it doesn't have one feature in common with IDEs.



