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jEditor 1 — Release Notes

Includes version 1.0

August 2015

jEditor 1 marked the beginning of a lightweight and elegant text editor for macOS — built for simplicity, readability, and compatibility. The first version introduced core document editing features with support for multiple file formats, rich text editing, and simultaneous multi-window workflows. It also offered essential tools like find and replace, zoom, and PDF export, laying the foundation for future releases focused on developer-friendly customization and performance.

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jEditor 1.0

Released on 21 August 2015

The first release of jEditor introduced a versatile text editor for macOS, supporting multiple document formats, simultaneous editing across multiple windows, and essential tools for writing, formatting, and exporting documents with ease.

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Text Editing

  • Introduced a rich text editing environment with support for text formatting, colors, and styles.
  • Added find and replace functionality for efficient text editing.
  • Enabled zooming in and out of documents for improved readability and focus.

Interface

  • Supported multiple windows for editing several documents simultaneously.
  • Added toolbar and main menu options for quick access to formatting tools and features.
  • Introduced font and text color customization directly from the toolbar and main menu.

Document

  • Supported editing and saving of Rich Text Format (.rtf), Rich Text Format with Attachments (.rtfd), Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx), Web Page (.html), and plain text (.txt) files.
  • Enabled simultaneous opening of documents in multiple windows for multitasking.

Export & Printing

  • Added the ability to export documents as PDF files directly from jEditor.
  • Introduced support for printing documents with full formatting.
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Added a full Preferences window, syntax color customization, and support for opening or saving files with any extension — improving control and compatibility.

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Discover how jEditor evolved from a lightweight text editor into a powerful macOS development tool with syntax highlighting, Git integration, and seamless editing workflows.