Ya Notepad
A plain text editor that just works
No spell check. No autocorrect. No distractions.
What It Does
Plain Text
Opens, edits, and saves plain text files. UTF-8, nothing else. What you type is what you get.
Multiple Windows
Open as many files as you need. Each window has its own document with independent undo history.
Monospace Font
Clean, consistent text with the system monospace font. Every character lines up.
Word Wrap
Long lines wrap at the window edge. Resize the window and the text reflows to match.
Undo & Redo
Full undo and redo support. Cmd+Z and Cmd+Shift+Z work exactly as you expect.
Unsaved Changes
Prompts before closing or opening over unsaved work. Your text won't disappear by accident.
What It Doesn't Do
Why
Every “smart” feature is code running against your input. Every Markdown renderer is an attack surface. Every AI integration is a network call with your data.
Ya Notepad has none of that. It's a native macOS app built with SwiftUI wrapping a plain NSTextView with every smart feature explicitly turned off. No Electron, no web views, no bundled runtime.
Sometimes the best feature is the absence of features.