Moped Text Editor 4+

Name: Moped Text Editor
Rating: 4.8 (34 reviews)
Author: Roberto Machorro

A small and light text editor‪.‬

Roberto Machorro

- 4.8 • 34 Ratings

- Free

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Description

A nimble text editor that gets things done.

If you come from the Windows world, you may be missing a small utility: Notepad, a simple but essential tool for editing plain text files. While macOS counts on its own built-in text editor: TextEdit, it is actually more like a Rich Text Editor with full images, fonts and layout support. Similar to the built-in Windows Write or WordPad.

It kind of feels heavier than it should and in the way. There are known settings to make it look and feel lighter, but inside it's still the same. You can get the source and peek inside. It's bigger and with older code than it needs to be.

Moped intends to give a Windows Notepad feel, while being a full native of macOS, with a touch of modern syntax highlight and themes.

Tip: If you have any issues or questions, please use the Support URL in order to get the best help, posting a review with a question doesn't really give much choices (or space) to assist you.

Feb 2, 2024

Version 1.8.6

Fix: Added entitlement to solve some executables being flagged as quarantined.
And other housekeeping changes and updates for the platform.

4.8 out of 5

34 Ratings

This is what you want

Go click "Get" and read this review while you wait: I never thought that Microsoft was genius for including Notepad as a default since the beginning, but in hindsight, they were onto something!

Not only is this the right tool for the job, but Roberto Machorro is an amazing developer: This app is precisely, meticulously designed, to NEVER get in your way — crafted with pride by a talented artisan. And you know this will never turn into a subscription, because the developer is making this GPL/open source. So what are you waiting for??

PS: The Mac App Store review box was driving me crazy, so I wrote this review in Moped before pasting it in the Mac App Store ;-)

Thank you and enjoy!

Simple and Clean Notepad App

I tried many Windows Notepad-like apps in the App Store and they all were decent, but always seemed to lack some random basic function (e.g. word wrap on/off, etc).

This app, though, provides everything I needed. But I noticed that when I save my changes, the app refreshs and scrolls to the top of the file. Then I have to find my place again. All thanks to a decades-long, paranoia-driven habit of saving frequently (hitting Crtl-S is so easy to do on Macs and PCs).

Anyway, this app is perfect. 5 stars. Thanks!

Thanks! A fix is in the works for that “save refresh” issue, stay tuned!

Better than TextEdit

Like it because of its simplicity (literally word without any options) unlike textedit that overwhelmed me (which i did not know a text editor could do) the second i opened it, overall, a good text editor.

The developer, Roberto Machorro, 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.

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Information

Seller

Unplugged Ideas LLC

Size

4.3 MB