{"id":474682,"date":"2022-07-16T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/textedit-is-notepad-for-mac-but-better\/"},"modified":"2022-07-16T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-16T13:00:00","slug":"textedit-is-notepad-for-mac-but-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/textedit-is-notepad-for-mac-but-better\/","title":{"rendered":"#TextEdit is Notepad for Mac But Better"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aefe30e5193e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6aefe30e5193e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/textedit-is-notepad-for-mac-but-better\/#%E2%80%9CTextEdit_is_Notepad_for_Mac_But_Better%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;TextEdit is Notepad for Mac But Better&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/textedit-is-notepad-for-mac-but-better\/#The_Macs_Main_Text_Editor\" >The Mac\u2019s Main Text Editor<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/textedit-is-notepad-for-mac-but-better\/#Rich_Text\" >Rich Text<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/textedit-is-notepad-for-mac-but-better\/#A_Lightweight_Word_Processor\" >A Lightweight Word Processor<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CTextEdit_is_Notepad_for_Mac_But_Better%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;TextEdit is Notepad for Mac But Better&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-815944\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mac_textedit_hero_2.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re switching to a Mac from Windows, you might be wondering: What is the equivalent of Notepad on a Mac? The answer is TextEdit, and it\u2019s much better than Notepad. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Macs_Main_Text_Editor\"><\/span>The Mac\u2019s Main Text Editor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Believe it or not, TextEdit predates macOS itself. It originated as an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> called <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stroughtonsmith\/status\/1125062373834932225?s=20&amp;t=6ScY8Gp7v4Kca-Q7IqzBHg\">Edit.app<\/a> for the NeXTSTEP operating system in the 1980s, which later became the basis for Mac OS X. In 1995, Edit.app got a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=26677912\">rewrite<\/a> for OpenStep (an inter<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>ry between NeXTSTEP and OS X) as TextEdit. And when Mac OS X emerged, TextEdit came along with it.<\/p>\n<p>TextEdit is great because it\u2019s feature-rich but still lean. It doesn\u2019t get in-your-face with pop-up load dialogs, welcome screens, or template selection windows. It doesn\u2019t have all the features of a full-fledged word processor like Microsoft Word, but it\u2019s much lighter and faster.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rich_Text\"><\/span>Rich Text<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the key features of TextEdit is its ability to write and edit files in Rich Text Format. Unlike Notepad, TextEdit can read and write files in RTF, RTFD, HTML, and even Word format. This means that TextEdit document can support different fonts, font styles (bold, italics), font colors, justification, and more.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-816843\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/mac_textedit_example.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"an image of macOS TextEdit in action.\" width=\"650\" height=\"451\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Of course, you can also edit plain text files (with no special fonts or formatting) in TextEdit as necessary. To create a plain text document in TextEdit, select File &gt; New. When the document opens, choose Format &gt; Make Plain Text in the menu bar, or press Shift+Command+T on your keyboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Is Plain Text?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Lightweight_Word_Processor\"><\/span>A Lightweight Word Processor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>With rich text features, it\u2019s easy to use TextEdit as a bare-bones word processor in place of apps like Pages or Microsoft Word. In addition to the text formatting options, TextEdit also includes other word processor-like features that Notepad lacks, such as bulleted lists, tables, headings, and\u00a0 line spacing. There are also spelling and grammar check options (under Edit &gt; Spelling and Grammar).<\/p>\n<p>You can also embed images in RTF documents, which you can\u2019t do in Notepad. Of course, you could use Word instead, but it\u2019s much slower and takes up a lot more memory, and it has more features than you might need. Which brings us to the last and possibly greatest point: As long as you own a Mac, TextEdit is completely free. 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