This article is about a specific software title. For a Mac OS API for text editor programming, see TextEdit (API). For text editors in general, see Text editor. TextEdit TextEdit screenshot Developer(s) Apple Inc. Stable release 1.6 (264)  (August 28, 2009; 17 months ago (2009-08-28)) +/− Operating system Mac OS X Type Text editor, word processor License New BSD license Website www.apple.com/macosx TextEdit is a simple, open source word processor and text editor, first featured in NeXT's NEXTSTEP and OPENSTEP. It is now distributed with Mac OS X since Apple Inc.'s acquisition of NeXT, and available as a GNUstep application for other Unix-compatible operating systems such as Linux.1 It is powered by Apple Advanced Typography and has many advanced typography features. Contents 1 Implementation 2 Source code 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Implementation

TextEdit replaces the text editor of previous Macintosh operating systems, SimpleText. TextEdit reads and writes documents in Rich Text Format, Rich Text Format Directory, plain text, and HTML formats, and can open (but not save) old SimpleText files. It also has access to the operating system's built-in spell-checking service. The version included in Mac OS X v10.3 added the ability to read and write documents in Word format, and the version in Mac OS X v10.4 the ability to read and write Word XML documents. The version included in Mac OS X v10.5 includes read and write support for Office Open XML and OpenDocument Text. The version included in Mac OS X v10.6 added automatic spelling correction, support for data detectors, and text transformations. Formatted text, justification, and even the inclusion of graphics and other multimedia elements are supported by TextEdit, as well as the ability to read and write to different character encodings, including Unicode (UTF-8 and UTF-16). TextEdit automatically adjusts letter spacing in addition to word spacing while justifying text. This letter spacing feature is usually only found in higher end desktop publishing programs. The unique letter spacing however can't be adjusted or controlled as it can in a desktop publishing program. TextEdit does not support multiple columns of text.

The high resolution TextEdit 1.5 icon for Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard) features an extract from Apple's Think Different ad campaign. Source code Apple distributes TextEdit's source code as part of the documentation of its integrated development environment (IDE) Xcode. On the internet, the source code to a version of TextEdit enhanced to demonstrate the calling of Quartz Composer compositions from the Cocoa API can be found at Apple's developer website. The following quote is from the characteristic part of the New BSD-compliant license text included in the source code: […] In consideration of your agreement to abide by the following terms, and subject to these terms, Apple grants you a personal, non-exclusive license, under Apple's copyrights in this original Apple software (the "Apple Software"), to use, reproduce, modify and redistribute the Apple Software, with or without modifications, in source and/or binary forms; provided that if you redistribute the Apple Software in its entirety and without modifications, you must retain this notice and the following text and disclaimers in all such redistributions of the Apple Software. Neither the name, trademarks, service marks or logos of Apple Computer, Inc. may be used to endorse or promote products derived from the Apple Software without specific prior written permission from Apple. Except as expressly stated in this notice, no other rights or licenses, express or implied, are granted by Apple herein, including but not limited to any patent rights that may be infringed by your derivative works or by other works in which the Apple Software may be incorporated.[…] See also List of word processors Comparison of word processors Office Open XML software OpenDocument software References ^ "Backbone—A GNUstep based desktop environment". http://www.nongnu.org/backbone/apps.html. Retrieved 2007-09-04.  External links c2: TextEdit Enhanced TextEdit from WWDC presentation v · d · eApple Inc. software OS Darwin · Mac OS X (Public Beta · "Cheetah" · "Puma" · "Jaguar" · "Panther" · "Tiger" · "Leopard" · "Snow Leopard" · "Lion") · iOS (version history) Consumer Bento · MobileMe · iLife (iMovie · iDVD · iPhoto · GarageBand · iWeb) · iWork (Keynote · Pages · Numbers · iWork.com) Prosumer Final Cut Express · Logic Express Professional Aperture · FileMaker Pro · Final Cut Studio (Final Cut Pro · DVD Studio Pro · Motion · Soundtrack Pro · Color · Compressor) · Logic Studio  (Logic Pro · Mainstage · Soundtrack Pro) Bundled Front Row · iChat · iTunes (version history) · Mail · Photo Booth · QuickTime · Safari (version history) · TextEdit Server Apple Remote Desktop · Mac OS X Server · WebObjects · Xsan Developer Dashcode · Instruments · Interface Builder · Quartz Composer · Xcode · Apple iAd Producer Discontinued .Mac · AppleWorks · HyperCard · Mac OS (System 6, 7 · Mac OS 8, 9) · MacDraw · MacPaint · MacProject · MacTerminal · MacWrite · ResEdit · Shake v · d · eMac OS X Versions Public Beta · 10.0 "Cheetah" · 10.1 "Puma" · 10.2 "Jaguar" · 10.3 "Panther" · 10.4 "Tiger" · 10.5 "Leopard" · 10.6 "Snow Leopard" · 10.7 "Lion" Applications Address Book · Automator · Calculator · Chess · Dashboard · Dictionary · DVD Player · FaceTime · Finder · Front Row · Grapher · iCal · iChat · iSync · iTunes (version history) · Mac App Store · Mail · Photo Booth · Preview · QuickTime · Safari (version history) · Stickies · TextEdit Utilities Activity Monitor · AirPort Utility · Archive Utility · Audio MIDI Setup · Bluetooth File Exchange · ColorSync · Console · Crash Reporter · DigitalColor Meter · Directory Utility · DiskImageMounter · Disk Utility · Font Book · Grab · Help Viewer · Image Capture · Installer · Keychain Access · Migration Assistant · Network Utility · ODBC Administrator · Remote Install Mac OS X · Screen Sharing · Software Update · System Preferences · System Profiler · Terminal · Universal Access · VoiceOver · X11.app Technology and user interface Command key · Option key · Apple menu · AppleScript · Aqua · Audio Units · Bonjour · Boot Camp · BootX · Brushed metal · Carbon · Cocoa · ColorSync · Core Animation · Core Audio · Core Data · Core Foundation · Core Image · Core OpenGL · Core Text · Core Video · CUPS · Cover Flow · Darwin · Dock · Exposé · FileVault · Grand Central Dispatch · icns · Inkwell · I/O Kit · Kernel panic · Keychain · Mach-O · MacRuby · Menu extra · OpenCL · Preference Pane · Property list · Quartz · QuickTime · Quick Look · Rosetta · Smart Folders · Spaces · Speakable items · Spotlight · Stacks · Time Machine · Uniform Type Identifier · Universal binary · WebKit · Xgrid · XNU