# CotEditor — a text-editor for macOS

I recently discovered a text-editor app built for the Mac: [CotEditor](https://CotEditor.com/).

I just need a simple text-editor with few features beyond syntax colorizing/formatting. Edit a config file, type some example data. I already have [IntelliJ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntelliJ_IDEA) for the heavy-lifting when programming.

I have been using the [Zed](https://zed.dev/) app. While *Zed* works, and is certainly fast, it has many features exceeding my needs. And now *Zed* wants to be “[agentic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_agent)”. No thanks.

*CotEditor* is free-of-cost, open-source ([GitHub](https://github.com/coteditor/), [Apache2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_License#Apache_License_2.0)), and Mac-only. But most interesting is that the app is published on the [Apple App Store](https://www.apple.com/app-store/). That’s a novelty for me, open-source published directly to the App Store.