iText Express
Universal version latest seen at v3.5.7 · Reported by 31 Macs in the community.
All sighted native versions (3):
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iText Express is a lightweight text editor and word processor for macOS, designed for writers, journalists, and anyone needing simple document creation with a polished Mac interface. It supports rich text editing including headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, tables, columns, bookmarks, and vertical writing—particularly useful for Japanese text. The app reads and writes multiple formats including RTF, RTFD, DOC, HTML, plain text, and EPUB eBooks, with a built-in spell checker and advanced find-and-replace using regular expressions. It runs free on the Mac App Store alongside the paid iText Pro variant.
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1 suggestioniText Express has shipped as a native Apple Silicon Universal Binary since version 3.5.5, released in April 2024. The app works natively on M-series Macs with no performance penalty, and anyone still running an older Intel-only build can update immediately to get the latest version. Since iText Express is available free on the Mac App Store, simply open the App Store and install the latest version—the store will automatically serve the Universal Binary on Apple Silicon Macs. Alternatively, you can download the current release directly from the official lightway website. Both channels provide the native build, so no special steps or beta participation are needed.
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