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




wxMEdit is described as 'Cross-platform text and hex editor, derived from MadEdit . It adds automatic updates, bookmarks, selecting lines with a tripple click, a FreeBASIC syntax file, more supported encodings (L1, CP850, CP437 etc, KOI8, UTF-x), better' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to wxMEdit for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Flathub apps. The best wxMEdit alternative is Notepad++, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like wxMEdit are Sublime Text, Vim, Kate and gedit.
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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