A free, native macOS text editor focused on speed, stability, and ease of use with syntax coloring for over 65 languages.
Tincta is a free, native text editor for macOS that focuses on speed, stability, and ease of use. It provides syntax coloring for over 65 programming languages, regex search and replace, and various text utilities in a streamlined interface. The project aims to offer a reliable and user-friendly editing experience without unnecessary complexity.
Mac users who need a lightweight, fast, and stable text editor for coding, scripting, or general text editing tasks.
Developers choose Tincta for its native macOS performance, straightforward feature set, and focus on reliability, making it a simple alternative to more complex editors.
Tincta is a one-window text editor for macOS with focus on speed, stability and ease of use.
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Built as a fast and snappy native application, ensuring responsive editing as emphasized in the README's focus on speed.
Provides syntax coloring for over 65 programming languages, making it versatile for coding in various file types without extra setup.
Includes regex search and replace, plus utilities for text encoding, line endings, and case conversion, as listed in the detailed features.
Offers multiple built-in color themes and support for custom themes, allowing users to personalize their editing environment easily.
The README explicitly warns that Tincta does not work reliably on macOS Ventura and later, with crashes and launch failures making it unusable on modern systems.
Development has ceased, with the codebase over 10 years old and originally built for macOS Snow Leopard, leaving no bug fixes or security updates.
Building from source requires handling XCode certificates and Sentry configuration, which can be cumbersome and error-prone for casual users.