# RawText

> A micro text editor for macOS. Opens instantly. JSON, CSV, Markdown, YAML, TOML, XML and logs. Free. No Electron. No telemetry.

RawText is a free, native macOS text editor for JSON, CSV, Markdown, YAML, TOML, XML and log files. It opens in under 80 ms, weighs about 5 MB, sends no telemetry, and requires no account. Built for macOS 13+, Apple Silicon native.

## Key facts

- Native macOS app (Swift, AppKit). No Electron, no web wrapper.
- Weighs ~5 MB. Cold start under 80 ms on Apple Silicon.
- Opens JSON, CSV, NDJSON, Markdown, YAML, TOML, XML, HTML, LOG, TXT.
- 22 themes: Dracula, Nord, Solarized, Monokai, VS Code, Homebrew and more.
- No telemetry, no analytics, no account, no network calls.
- Free forever. macOS 13+.

## FAQ

### Is RawText free?

Yes. RawText is completely free. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no premium tier, no ads.

### Does RawText collect data?

No. RawText sends no telemetry, has no analytics, requires no account, and makes no network calls.

### What file formats does RawText support?

JSON, NDJSON, CSV, Markdown, YAML, TOML, XML, HTML, LOG, and plain TXT — with syntax highlighting for each.

### What macOS version is required?

macOS 13 (Ventura) or newer. Optimized for Apple Silicon.

### How big is RawText?

About 5 MB on disk.

### Is RawText open source?

Not yet, but I plan to open-source it soon.

### Does RawText replace VS Code?

No. VS Code is an IDE. RawText is open, look, fix, close.

### Why not just use TextEdit?

TextEdit has no syntax highlighting, no JSON validation, no theme support, and no editor status bar. And it's just ugly. RawText has all of that.

## Links

- Website: https://rawtext.app/en/
- Download: https://rawtext.app/downloads/RawText-1.0.0.dmg
- Full reference: https://rawtext.app/llms-full.txt
- Machine index: https://rawtext.app/llms.txt