CotEditor

CotEditor is a lightweight yet feature-rich plain text editor for the macOS.

Paper

Paper is a minimalist text editor that resembles an actual paper and helps you note down your thoughts.

Pretext

Pretext integrates with iCloud Drive and works as a markdown and plain text editor to help you edit your files on iOS devices.

Strike

Strike for Mac is an outlining app that helps you outline your documents using various features.

Left

Left lets you write down your thoughts without any distractions on your computer.

TexitEasy

TexitEasy is a feature rich latex editor with a simple interface available for multiple platforms.

Text Editor Anywhere

Text Editor Anywhere allows you to edit text anywhere with your favorite text editor.

Erbele

Erbele brings with it a modern interface and powerful features to help you edit text notes on your Mac.

Cleartext

Do you often use words in your text that are quite difficult for someone to understand? Cleartext helps you write your message using only the common 1000 words.

AbiWord

If you’re looking for a free alternative to Microsoft Word, then consider using AbiWord as it is a perfect word processor for a number of word processing tasks.

FocusWriter

The FocusWriter software helps you achieve the focus you want to finish your writing project by giving you a distraction-free environment where writing things becomes simpler and easier.