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TextEdit

Word processor and text editor for macOS

Entityword processor text editor integrated softwareQ519774

Instance of: word processor
, text editor
, integrated software
Founded: 1995
Website: apple.com/ru/macosx/what-is-macosx/apps-and-utilities.html#textedit

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TextEdit is an open-source word processor and text editor, first featured in NeXT's NeXTSTEP and OPENSTEP. It is now distributed with macOS since Apple's acquisition of NeXT, and available as a GNUstep application for other Unix-like operating systems such as Linux. It is powered by Apple Advanced Typography.

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Developer: Apple Inc.
NeXT
Operating system: macOS
Latest version: 1.21 version type: stable version · released: July 13, 2026
1.11
1.16 released: November 12, 2020 · version type: stable version
1.18 version type: stable version · released: October 24, 2022
Readable file format: Rich Text Format
Rich Text Format Directory
text file
HyperText Markup Language

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