Multi-tab editing
Open several files at once. Drag and drop onto the window. Session restore brings your tabs back on the next launch.
A fast, quiet text editor for Mac
Open a file. Start typing.
TauPad is a lightweight editor built for launch speed — multi-tab, encoding, line endings, find and replace. Your files stay on disk.
- macOS — Windows coming soon
- No account, no sync
- UTF-8 & Shift_JIS
Features
What you need, nothing else
The editing basics, kept small and local.
Encoding & line endings
UTF-8 and Shift_JIS, LF and CRLF — detected on open, chosen on save.
Find, replace, project search
Search the current file or every open tab. Regular expressions, jump list, next/previous.
Markdown preview
For .md files, open a GFM preview beside the editor when you want it.
TauPad has no analytics, no account and no network of its own. Documents stay where you saved them.
FAQ
Good to know
A short briefing before you download.
Does TauPad sync to the cloud?
No. It reads and writes local files.
Which encodings are supported?
UTF-8 and Shift_JIS.
Is there a Windows version?
Not yet. A Windows build is planned.
Where are settings stored?
~/Library/Application Support/com.taupad.desktop/settings.json
Is TauPad free?
Yes. Download it from GitHub Releases.
A quiet place to write.
Windows coming soon