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Add to SafariWhen comparing nvALT vs Paste, the Slant community recommends nvALT for most people. In the question“What are the best power user tools for macOS?” nvALT is ranked 33rd while Paste is ranked 56th. The most important reason people chose nvALT is:
nvALT has a simple text box at the top (similar to that of a web browser) and when you start typing inside it, nvALT immediately displays a drop-down box of all the notes that contain the text you are searching for. The more you type, the more the search is narrowed down.
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Pros
Pro Powerful search syntax
nvALT has a simple text box at the top (similar to that of a web browser) and when you start typing inside it, nvALT immediately displays a drop-down box of all the notes that contain the text you are searching for. The more you type, the more the search is narrowed down.
Pro Lightweight
Pro Powerful note-taking features
nvALT is not only used for simple text editing but also as a powerful tool for taking notes, TODOs, phone numbers and every other piece of information that can be stored in a plain-text file.
This is because nvALT is not designed only as a tool to write text, but also as a powerful search and organize tool for plain-text files.
Pro Free
Pro MultiMarkdown 3 support
Has built-in support for MultiMarkdown 3.
Pro Right to Left support
Pro Available on Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Allows to copy and paste and keep clipboard history in sync across devices.
Pro iCloud sync
Syncs clipboard history across Mac, iPhone, iPad.
Pro Simple design and usage
Pro Offers free trial
14-days free trial.
Pro Actively maintained
Gets updated with new features constantly.
Pro Allows editing
You can edit clipboard history items in place.
Pro Offers "Copy as plain text"
Pro Allows sequential paste
Pro Offers named folders
Can be used to organize frequently used snippets like signatures etc.
Pro Offers search and filters
Fast and efficient search by content and metadata.
Pro Supports rich text data
Generates previews for any type of content.
Cons
Con Not very powerful as far as text editing goes
nvALT's strength is its search feature. It has some basic text-editing features such as cut, paste, find-and-replace and so on. But it doesn't have any advanced text manipulation features available in other editors.
Con Subscription based
Con Closed source
Con You shouldn't buy separately from a subscription like SetApp
Free/inexpensive options probably good enough for most users.
