Draft

A ridiculously simple macOS text editor: one full-window editor that auto-saves locally.

This is a native SwiftUI/AppKit version of the “giant textarea” idea from https://local-edit.netlify.app/.

Screenshot

What it does

• Single full-window editor (no document model, no tabs, no sidebar)
• Auto-saves your text locally (using @AppStorage)
• Cmd+F Find using macOS’s built-in Find UI (via an NSTextView wrapper)
• Titlebar blends with the editor background (no visible window title)

Requirements

• macOS (this project targets macOS; see Draft.xcodeproj build settings)
• Xcode (open the project and run)

Run it

1. Open Draft.xcodeproj in Xcode
2. Select the Draft scheme
3. Run (⌘R)

Notes

• Where text is stored: the content is saved to your app’s user defaults under the key draft.text.
• Window title: the title text is intentionally blanked/hidden. (macOS will still show the app name in the system menu bar—this is normal.)
• Traffic lights: the red/yellow/green window buttons use the standard macOS titlebar layout (no hacks to reposition them).

Code pointers

• Main editor: Draft/ContentView.swift
• Find-enabled editor: Draft/FindableTextView.swift (wraps NSTextView so Cmd+F works)
• Window/titlebar styling: Draft/WindowChromeConfigurator.swift

License

MIT — see LICENSE.