Linen Editor

Plain text, kindly kept.

Only for Mac

Free

Mac

Linen is a plain-text and code editor that stays simple until you need more. Scratches save themselves. Start typing and close the window; your words are still there tomorrow, with no "Save changes?" dialog, ever. Files save in place, and every save leaves a version you can scrub back through. Sticky notes live on your desktop in six colours, with rich text. Float them on top, make them translucent, fold them to a strip, and keep them in sync between your Macs through iCloud. Pin a note to a line of a file and it follows the line as the file changes. Highlighting and outlines for 66 languages. Command-K reaches every command, setting, file and transform. Command-R jumps to any heading, type or function. Multiple cursors, regex find and replace with a live preview, Multiple Replace sets, snippets with Tab triggers, and your own scripts from the Scripts menu. JSON, YAML, TOML, XML and CSV are validated as you type, with fixes one key away. Markdown and HTML preview beside the source. Make it yours: four themes, or edit every colour of your own and share it as a file. Choose your font, line height, letter spacing and caret. Rebind any menu command.

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Better code viewing - Indent guides, code folding (Option-Command-Left and Right) and sticky scope lines at the top of the editor. Turn each on or off in Settings > Window. - Block comments and multi-line strings keep their colour in every language, with new Functions and Types colours in all themes. Design - Wet ink, a gliding caret and a scope spotlight that raises the block you are working in. - Colour swatches beside colour codes. Command-drag a number to change it. - Writing Mode for Markdown (View > Writing Mode), with Newsreader and Instrument Serif. Sidebar for large folders - Folder header with git branch and changed files, Reveal Active File, Collapse All, Folders First, Compact Folders and Changed Files Only. - Filter field, keyboard navigation, density options and a resizable width. - Reveal in Sidebar (Shift-Command-J). Markdown shortcuts - Bold, italic, strikethrough, code, link, headings, lists and quotes from the keyboard, with multiple cursors and one undo. - Wrap Lines, Format Document and Join Lines have new shortcuts: Control-Option-Command-W, Option-Command-L and Control-Command-J.

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    Seller
    Zeeshan Khan
    Size
    3.7 MB
    Category
    Developer Tools
    Compatibility
    Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    Copyright
    Copyright © 2026 SixTwelve Studio. All rights reserved.