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Neon Vision Editor

A native editor for Markdown, notes, and code across macOS, iPhone, and iPad. Minimal by design. Quick edits, fast file access, no IDE bloat.

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  • Mac
  • iPhone
  • iPad
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  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  No registration required
  2.  Syntax Highlighting
  3.  Ad-free
  4.  No Tracking
  5.  Support for MarkDown
  6.  Works Offline
  7.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts

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  •   5 avg rating

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  •  429 Stars
  •  21 Forks
  •  4 Open Issues
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What is Neon Vision Editor?

Neon Vision Editor is a native, ultra-fast text editor for macOS, iPhone, and iPad. Bloat-free. Readable. Built for focused editing without plugins, background indexing noise, or IDE overhead.

Built for macOS 26 (Tahoe) with Apple Silicon as the primary tested target, Neon Vision Editor is designed for fast startup, quick navigation, and clean editing across notes, Markdown, code, configs, and large files.

Highlights

  • Broad syntax highlighting for Swift, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Kotlin, Go, Ruby, Rust, SQL, HTML, CSS, C/C++, Objective-C, JSON, XML, YAML, TOML, INI, Markdown, Bash/Zsh, PowerShell, TeX/LaTeX, SVG, CSV/TSV, and Plain Text.
  • Fast navigation with Quick Open (Cmd+P), project sidebar browsing, recursive folder trees, and indexed Find in Files workflows for larger projects.
  • Markdown workflows with inline preview, PDF export, and cleaner cross-platform preview controls on macOS, iPhone, and iPad.
  • Large-file workflows with deferred loading, chunked editor installation, visible open modes, and more stable first paint for huge documents.
  • Remote workflows with Mac-hosted SSH sessions, iPhone/iPad attach via broker, remote browse, open, edit, and explicit save with revision protection.
  • Multiple independent windows with isolated window state and dedicated toolbars.
  • Optional Vim-style keyboard workflow, including iPad hardware-keyboard support.
  • Code Snapshot / Share Shot tools for exporting styled editor captures.
  • Safe Mode recovery, unsupported-file protection, and stronger startup/session stability.
  • Privacy-first design with local editing by default and no telemetry.
  • Diff tools

Neon Vision Editor is built for developers, writers, sysadmins, and anyone who wants a fast native editor without Electron, plugin ecosystems, or full IDE complexity.