Most of the time I just want to use <code>TextEdit</code> to write some temporary notes, and I want it as a plain text, so this is annoying for me
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1656078425877/1VrOSEY-f.png" alt="1.png" class="image--center mx-auto" />
Luckily we can fix it, we just need to open <code>Terminal</code> app
<pre><code class="lang-bash">defaults write com.apple.TextEdit NSShowAppCentricOpenPanelInsteadOfUntitledFile -bool false
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit RichText -bool false 
killall TextEdit
</code></pre>
Next time you open <code>TextEdit</code> you will see only this, which was exactly what I wanted
<img src="https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1656078435887/24PMiIcRz.png" alt="2.png" class="image--center mx-auto" />
Cool 😎😎😎

Most of the time I just want to use **`TextEdit`** to write some temporary notes, and I want it as a plain text, so this is annoying for me

![1.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1656078425877/1VrOSEY-f.png align="center")

Luckily we can fix it, we just need to open **`Terminal`** app

```bash
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit NSShowAppCentricOpenPanelInsteadOfUntitledFile -bool false
defaults write com.apple.TextEdit RichText -bool false   
killall TextEdit
```
Next time you open **`TextEdit`** you will see only this, which was exactly what I wanted

![2.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1656078435887/24PMiIcRz.png align="center")

Cool 😎😎😎






Rui Aureliano

Rui Aureliano

📝 Open TextEdit as plain text