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New Text File

macOS

The missing little right-click.

Create a text or Markdown file exactly where you need it. A small native Finder extension that puts a Create New submenu where it belongs, without opening an editor or a terminal first.

Make Finder a little better

Native Finder extension

macOS 14+

Signed and notarized

Product-key activation

Actual product screenshots

Inside the app.

New Text File 1.3.0, 7 November 2026. Finder's Create New submenu offers Text File (.txt) and Markdown File (.md), with Markdown selected.
New Text File 1.3.0, 7 November 2026. Finder's Create New submenu offers Text File (.txt) and Markdown File (.md), with Markdown selected.
New Text File 1.3.0, 7 November 2026. The newly created empty Project Notes.md file is selected in Finder beside synthetic project files.
New Text File 1.3.0, 7 November 2026. The newly created empty Project Notes.md file is selected in Finder beside synthetic project files.
No detour through an editor

A small action, exactly where it belongs.

  1. 01

    Choose a folder

    Use the location you are already working in, including writable mounted drives.

  2. 02

    Create New

    Choose a text or Markdown file from Finder's right-click submenu.

  3. 03

    Give it a name

    The new file is selected and ready to rename. Existing files stay untouched.

Just enough. Done properly.

Right where you are

Right-click a Finder background, folder, or file to create a new document in the relevant folder.

Text or Markdown

Start with an empty .txt or .md file. Finder selects it so you can give it a name and get on with your work.

Small, not careless

Existing files are never overwritten. Numbered names keep each new file distinct, including on writable mounted shares.

Make it part of your day

Get New Text File

A one-time purchase, with installer delivery and recovery through your secure purchase portal.

Also included in Mac Essentials

$4.99

One-time purchase

macOS 14 or later / Apple Silicon and Intel. Applicable taxes are shown at checkout.

Try New Text File free for 7 days

No card or purchase key needed to start. The trial begins when you start it online in the app and lasts 7 consecutive days. After that, activate a purchased key to continue. Reinstalling does not restart the trial.

Version 1.3.0. Installer downloads are included in your purchase. The same app is available to try for 7 days, then requires a purchased key. A paid key unlocks only this app. Online checks refresh its 30-day offline receipt; the purchase itself does not expire. This paid-license cache is not a trial extension. Existing keys and device allowances are unchanged.

After payment, Polar emails a secure route to your license key and downloads. Already own it? Find your purchases.

A note on your data.

File creation stays local, without analytics or a new account. Activation and renewal send an app-specific device hash and license credential to Mantiqo, not filenames or contents. NAS access uses the existing mounted filesystem.

A few useful answers.

macOS 14 or later. Open the app and start the seven-day trial in a trial-enabled release, or activate your New Text File purchase key, then enable its Finder extension in System Settings. Xcode and Terminal are not required.

Yes, on writable mounted volumes, including NAS shares. Read-only or disconnected locations cannot accept a new file.

New Text File — Create Text & Markdown Files in Finder | Mantiqo