What is Nova?

Honestly, it appears that Mac applications are gradually becoming less prominent. There are compelling reasons for the popularity of cross-platform applications, mainly their flexibility, but this approach doesn’t resonate with our fundamental values. Since our inception as a Mac software developer in 1997, the team at Panic has derived immense satisfaction from crafting products that truly reflect the spirit of the Mac experience. Years ago, we launched Coda, a revolutionary all-in-one web editor tailored specifically for Mac users. As we set out to create Nova, we took a fresh look at the evolving web landscape and acknowledged the necessity for a fresh start. This realization led us to create a state-of-the-art text editor that is not only entirely new but also exceptionally fast and versatile, featuring essential tools like intelligent autocomplete, multiple cursors, a Minimap, editor overscroll, and tag pairs and brackets, among many other functionalities. For developers keen on utilizing it, Nova features integrated support for a myriad of programming languages including CoffeeScript, CSS, Diff, ERB, Haml, HTML, INI, JavaScript, JSON, JSX, Less, Lua, Markdown, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Sass, SCSS, Smarty, SQL, TSX, TypeScript, XML, and YAML. This comprehensive language support guarantees that developers are equipped with all the necessary tools to work effectively and efficiently in various coding environments, ensuring their creativity knows no bounds.

Pricing

Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, Nova provides an API

Screenshots and Video

Nova Screenshot 1

Company Facts

Company Name:
Panic
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
nova.app/

Product Details

Deployment
Mac
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
Individual
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Freelance
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
English

Nova Categories and Features

Nova Customer Reviews

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  • Reviewer Name: Richard H.
    Position: Developer and Owner
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
    Feature Set 1 out of 5 stars
    Layout 1 out of 5 stars
    Ease Of Use 1 out of 5 stars
    Cost 1 out of 5 stars
    Customer Service 1 out of 5 stars
    Would you Recommend to Others? 1 out of 10

    NOVA Honest Opinion

    1 out of 5 stars Date: Sep 30 2026
    Summary

    I am not being a hater oranything like that i telling you the truth. No SEMANTIC TOKENS, SO I BUILT MY OWN HIGHLIGHTER which of course i cant put it in the extension store because im using a torrented version and ive already said why. I dont even really us the editor much at all anymore, but i tryed for awhile to useit and i created a highlighterthat recognizes semantic tokens and is fast and looks really good and i did it in Qt and when i went tote trouble of making it work for nova at that point i realized this software isnt wort all of this and just lost interest in it. Thats the truth about this software Nova , dont use i. it is not worth it at all.

    Positive

    i cant say that i like it or it is likable or that anyone would like it or that its likable.

    Negative

    First off (Download a torrent of Nova and use that. It is not worth a 100 dollars and a bigger reason why is that not only do you have to pay 100 dollars to start , you dont get free updates. You have to pay for those yearly!!

    Second Reason, they are deceptive with theirmarketing the edtior as if its some grand piece of eye candy! The themes that are available and im not joking 90%of themlookthrown together and look terrible. You would sware that whoever wrote the them was colorblind. How do you put #fe65df over a bright blue background and think that looks good!!
    And the syntax highlighting system is css based and DOES NOT support semantic tokens period. They have no live preview, themes are hard to learn to build and dont do the syntxthe right justice.

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