Nib

Nib

A lightweight, fast-startup plain-text editor for macOS

Download for macOS Documentation

Features

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Multi-Tab Editing

Work on several files at once. Drag to reorder tabs, each with its own undo history and scroll position.

🎨

Syntax Highlighting

Rust, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, JSON, Markdown, and plain text, auto-detected from the file extension. Togglable for large files.

🔍

Find & Replace

Fast in-buffer search with match highlighting, replace, and replace all.

💾

Crash Recovery

Unsaved work — including in untitled tabs — survives an app restart or crash automatically.

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Fast & Lightweight

Sub-200ms cold start. Built with Rust, no Electron, no bundled runtime.

🌟

Native Look & Feel

Light and dark themes that follow your OS preference automatically.

Permissions & Privacy

Nib respects your privacy. Here's exactly what permissions it uses and why.

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File System Access

Open, edit, and save the files and folders you choose. No sandbox restrictions.

Nib does not use Camera, Microphone, Location, Contacts, Calendars, or Screen Recording.

Download

Nib requires macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) or later. Universal binary for Intel and Apple Silicon.

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