Nova

nova.app

The beautiful, fast, flexible, native Mac code editor from Panic.

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/ About /

Nova is a native Mac code editor developed by Panic that combines a high-performance text engine with built-in workflows, debugging, and tools like a file browser and terminal. It supports a wide range of programming languages out of the box and offers a robust JavaScript-based extensions API for adding new languages, themes, and features. The app includes Git integration, remote publishing, and highly customizable settings to fit developer preferences.

/ How it works /

Nova runs natively on macOS, combining a custom high-performance text engine with built-in task runners, debuggers, Git tools, terminal, and a file browser, all extensible via a JavaScript API.

/ Who it's for /

Mac-based software developers and web developers

/ More info /

Background.

Status
launched
Business model
one-time
Company
Panic
/ Discovered patterns /

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