Tilde – Text Editor
Tiny, quiet text & Markdown
Only for Mac
Free
Mac
Tilde is a tiny, beautiful text editor for macOS — built for people who just want to open a plain-text or Markdown file, read it, maybe change a line, and close it.
No projects. No workspaces. No plugins. No sidebars. No accounts. The editor disappears so the content is all that's left.
WHY TILDE
Full IDEs and note apps are heavy tools for a light job. When all you need is to glance at a README, tweak a config file, or read a Markdown document, Tilde opens instantly and behaves exactly like a built-in macOS app.
MARKDOWN, DONE LIGHTLY
• Headings, bold, italic, strikethrough, inline code, code blocks, blockquotes, links, lists, and rules are styled in place
• The Markdown syntax stays visible — Tilde makes it easier to read, not hidden
• Reader mode (⌘⇧R): a fully rendered, read-only view with tables and highlighted code blocks; toggle it from the title bar like Safari's Reader
PLAIN TEXT AND CONFIG FILES
• Opens .txt, .md, .markdown and most UTF-based text files: .json, .yaml, .toml, .xml, .csv, .log, .env and more
• Quiet syntax highlighting for .json, .yaml and .toml — keys tinted, everything else left alone
• Files in unsupported encodings open read-only so the original bytes are never damaged
A REAL MAC APP
• Document-based: one file, one window, with window tabs
• Open With, file associations, Recent Documents, Autosave, Versions, Full Screen
• Undo/redo, drag and drop, spell check, Find & Replace
• Word wrap (on by default) and optional line numbers
• Light, Dark and System appearance using macOS semantic colors
• Interface in English, Korean, Japanese and Simplified Chinese, following your macOS language
• Fast launch and near-zero idle resource usage
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Everything happens on your Mac. No server uploads, no sign-in, no cloud storage, no AI features, no analytics.
WHAT TILDE IS NOT
Tilde is intentionally not an IDE, a project workspace, a note database, or a Markdown authoring suite. If you need Git, terminals, plugins or multi-file navigation, Tilde is the wrong tool — on purpose.
Tilde is open source under the MIT License.
Just open the file.
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• New Format menu for Markdown: Bold (⌘B) and Italic (⌘I) wrap the selection in Markdown markers or take them off, and Add Link (⌘K) turns the selection into a link, using a URL you have copied. Typing *, _, `, ~, [, ( or " over a selection wraps it instead of replacing it
• Copying a task list from Reader as plain text now gives empty and checked box characters instead of an invisible placeholder
• Links whose address contains parentheses, like Wikipedia's, and README badges are now styled as one link in the editor, and ⌘-click opens the full address
• Save As and Duplicate keep a file's extension, such as .json or .sh, and its permissions, so a copy of a private key stays private
The developer, euca, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- euca
- Size
- 531.6 KB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
English and 3 more
- English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 euca
