Room to think.
A compact toolbar, a unified sidebar and a resizable terminal area. Keep files, actions, notes and run history within reach.
ALL NEW · VERSION 4.0
Write it.
Write it.
Run it.
Keep moving.
Code, prose, tables and calculations. One native Mac editor, now with a place for the commands you run every day.
USD · One time purchase · 14 day trial · No subscription
⌘ A familiar editor.
A whole new flow.
A whole new flow.
Native on Mac
Saved actions
Local + SSH
Live calculations
Your files stay yours
More than a scratchpad.
Still feels like a text editor.
Open a file. Work through an idea. Compare a change. Run the script that finishes the job. BytePad 4.0 brings your everyday tools into one compact workspace.
Save the command.
Skip the ritual.
Set a working folder, write your script and run it again with ⌘ Return. Keep actions globally or alongside a workspace.
Your Mac.
Or your Linux box.
Run locally or connect over SSH, including password login. Change directory, execute your script and see the output in BytePad.
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
Two editions.
Two editions.
Choose your workspace.
Our biggest release lives here, available direct.
Prefer the Mac App Store? Version 3.0 is still available.
BytePad Pro 4.0
A fresh workspace. Your files, saved actions, notes and runs, together.
A focused editor, with your workspace close at hand.
All your formats.
One place to work.
The everyday editing tools you already love, with more room to use them. Every feature below is part of BytePad Pro 4.0.
CSV, INLINESpreadsheets,
Spreadsheets,
without the
spreadsheet app.
Open a CSV and edit it as a real table, right next to the raw text. Click a cell to change it, add rows and columns, and everything stays in sync with the file.
No exporting. No trips through Numbers. Just your data, ready to work with.
EDIT CELLS · ADD ROWS · ADD COLUMNS
MARKDOWN, LIVEWrite it.
Write it.
Watch it render.
A real Markdown editor with a live preview beside your text, a formatting toolbar, smart list continuation, and export to PDF.
For READMEs, release notes, project plans and everything you write in prose.
LIVE PREVIEW · FORMATTING TOOLS · PDF EXPORT
19 LANGUAGES, AUTOMATICALLY DETECTEDIt speaks
It speaks
your stack.
Syntax highlighting with automatic language detection. Open a file and BytePad recognizes the language. The Code mode badge shows what it found, and you can choose a language yourself.
SwiftPythonJavaScriptTypeScriptRustGoC#HTMLCSSSQLShellPowerShellPerlYAMLTOMLJSONXMLGraphQLDockerfile
Plus dedicated modes for Markdown, CSV, JSON and plain text, and a built in PDF viewer.
THEMES, THROUGHOUTYour editor.
Your editor.
Your atmosphere.
Choose a palette that feels right. Light or dark, the theme follows you through the app, from the editor to the surrounding controls.
Actual BytePad Pro 4.0 screenshots. Find your favorite theme in the app.
DIFF CHECKERSee what changed.
See what changed.
Down to the line.
Compare two files in a clear side by side view. Spot additions, deletions and edits without switching between tabs or guessing what moved.
Check a config before you replace it. Review a revised document. Compare versions of a script. File comparison works beyond Git repositories.
release.json Illustrative comparison
Before
{
− "version": "3.0",
"platform": "macOS"
}After
{
+ "version": "4.0",
"platform": "macOS"
}And a full toolbox besides.
Command palette
Jump to commands, open tabs and workspace files with ⌘P. Fuzzy search keeps your hands on the keyboard.
Open your files
Drag files into BytePad or onto its Dock icon. Open folders as workspaces and use plain text for unfamiliar text formats.
Pick up where you left off
Session restore, Open Recent and reopening closed tabs help you return to your work.
Power editing
Duplicate, move, join and delete lines. Go to a line, search and replace, add bookmarks, show invisible characters and wrap text.
Your workspace
Open editors and a file tree with search, file context menus and a resizable sidebar. Keep the active file in sight.
Fine control
Choose encoding and line endings, set the language yourself, and adjust zoom to suit your screen.
PDF viewer
Open PDFs in a tab beside your notes and code, with search and zoom.
Global hotkey
Show and hide BytePad from anywhere with ⌥B. Your scratchpad is a keystroke away. Available in Pro.
Close all, your way
Choose Don’t Save once to close all tabs without a separate save prompt for every open document.
THE LITTLE THINGS, ALL DAY LONG
Stay with
Stay with
the thought.
Code and plain text. Markdown previews. CSV tables. A calculator that understands your notes. Compare files without losing your place.
Find your flow. Try 4.0 ↗
Go direct.
Get the whole workspace.
| What’s included | Pro 4.0 Direct | 3.0 App Store |
|---|---|---|
| Text editing, syntax highlighting & themes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Markdown, CSV, calculator & comparison | ✓ | ✓ |
| New 4.0 workspace & run history | ✓ | Not included |
| Saved local & remote SSH actions | ✓ | Not included |
| Integrated terminal & Git tools | ✓ | Not included |
| Purchase | $19.99 USD | See App Store |
Separate editions and licenses. The Mac App Store edition remains on version 3.0.
BYTEPAD PRO 4.0
Your next daily driver.
$19.99 USD. Yours to keep.
Use on 2 Macs, with 1 year of updates included.