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Best Mac apps to edit plain text files

Create and manipulate plain text with precise editing tools.

  1. 1. BBEdit Edit plain text files Mac App Store
  2. 2. CotEditor Edit plain text files Mac App Store
  3. 3. Notepad Text Editor Edit plain text files Mac App Store
  4. 4. CompareMerge2 Developer utilities Mac App Store
  5. 5. Document Writer Word Processor Write articles, books & docs Mac App Store

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Capture quick notes 27 Write & run code quickly 13 Write articles, books & docs 31 Copy text from images 30 Convert documents 32 Automate with shortcuts & gestures 31

Questions

What is the best Mac app to edit plain text files?
BBEdit is the top pick here: . Also worth a look: CotEditor, Notepad.
Are these apps part of a Setapp membership?
0 of 5 apps are included in a Setapp membership; the rest are sold separately.