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LiteEdit for Mac

Lightweight code editor for opening, browsing, and quick editing.

By arietan. Free and open source, MIT licence.

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LiteEdit at a glance

Version
1.1.6
Released
21 April 2026
Download size
635 KB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
MIT
Category
Writing and Editors
Developer
arietan
GitHub stars
167

About LiteEdit

A lightweight, fast code editor for macOS — built with Swift and AppKit

Screenshots

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How to install LiteEdit on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for LiteEdit and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.1.6 from arietan's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to LiteEdit show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: LiteEdit.dmg (635 KB).

What is new in LiteEdit 1.1.6

## Editor Enhancements

- **Reveal in Finder** — right-click any file or folder in the sidebar to reveal it in Finder. Works for both files and directories.

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/arietan/lite-edit/compare/v1.1.5...v1.1.6

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