📝 pTextEditor - made in India Open Source text editor

A clean and modern notepad application built using Electron, offering a tabbed interface, autosave, cross-platform support, and dark/light theming. Ideal for developers, writers, or anyone looking for a fast and distraction-free writing tool.

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🚀 Download

Platform	Installer
🖥️ macOS	⬇️ Download for Apple Chip ⬇️ Download for Intel Chip .dmg
🖼️ Windows	⬇️ Download for Windows
🐧 Linux	coming soon

How to Allow the App on macOS (Gatekeeper Exception)

If macOS blocks your downloaded app, follow these steps to permanently allow it:

🛠 Steps to Add the App as an Exception

1. Open System Settings
   Click the Apple menu  → System Settings.

2. Go to Privacy & Security
   Scroll down and click Privacy & Security in the sidebar.

3. Scroll to the Security Section
   Near the bottom of the screen, find the Security section.

4. Allow the Blocked App
   If you see a message like:

   "App was blocked from use because it is not from an identified developer"
   Click the Open Anyway button.

5. Authenticate if Required
   You may need to click the 🔒 lock icon and enter your Mac password to approve the change.

6. Launch the App Normally
   Now you can open the app by simply double-clicking it.
   macOS will remember your choice and not block it again.

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📌 Note: This only needs to be done once per app version.

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✨ Features

• 🗂️ Tabbed interface – Edit multiple files simultaneously
• 💾 File operations – Open, Save, Save As (.txt support)
• 🧠 Autosave – Automatically saves files with 5+ lines on content change
• 🔁 Reopen last session – Remembers open tabs after app relaunch
• 🌓 Dark/light mode – Automatically adapts to system theme
• 📄 First-line title – Tab name based on first line (max 25 chars)
• 🖱️ Drag-and-drop support – Drop .txt files anywhere to open
• 🔃 Tab drag & reorder
• 🪟 Custom title bar – Clean UI with modern window controls
• 🖥️ Multiple window support
• ⌨️ Keyboard shortcuts

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⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

Action	Shortcut
New File	Ctrl + N
Open File	Ctrl + O
Save File	Ctrl + S
Save As	Ctrl + Shift + S
Switch Tab	Ctrl + Tab

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🧰 Getting Started (Dev Mode)

git clone https://github.com/sayantandbd/ptexteditor.git
cd ptexteditor
npm install
npm run start