Nib

Nib beta

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

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Features

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Multi-Tab Editing

Work on several files at once. Drag to reorder tabs, pin the ones you want to keep, or split a tab alongside another for side-by-side editing.

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Syntax Highlighting

20+ languages auto-detected from the file extension, including Rust, Python, TypeScript, Swift, and Kotlin. Togglable for very large files.

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Find & Replace

Fast in-buffer search with match-case/whole-word toggles, replace, and replace all — plus Go to Line.

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CSV/TSV Table View

Toggle any .csv or .tsv file into an editable spreadsheet-style grid, staying in sync with the raw text underneath.

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Markdown Preview

Inline, side-by-side split, or a live preview in its own tab — with clickable GitHub-style task list checkboxes.

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Image & SVG Viewing

Open PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, and WebP images directly, or view an SVG rendered alongside its editable source.

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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.

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Native Look & Feel

Light and dark themes that follow your OS preference automatically, with a choice of color themes for each.

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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