Audience

Developers that write code on Mac

About Nova

If we're being honest, Mac apps are a bit of a lost art. There are great reasons to make cross-platform apps — to start, they're cross-platform — but it's just not who we are. Founded as a Mac software company in 1997, our joy at Panic comes from building things that feel truly, well, Mac-like. Long ago, we created Coda, an all-in-one Mac web editor that broke new ground. But when we started work on Nova, we looked at where the web was today, and where we needed to be. It was time for a fresh start. It all starts with our first-class text-editor. It's new, hyper-fast, and flexible, with all the features you want: smart autocomplete, multiple cursors, a Minimap, editor overscroll, tag pairs and brackets, and way, way more. For the curious, Nova has built-in support for 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.

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Pricing

Free Trial:
Free Trial available.

Integrations

API:
Yes, Nova offers API access
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Ratings/Reviews - 1 User Review

Overall 1.0 / 5
ease 1.0 / 5
features 1.0 / 5
design 1.0 / 5
support 1.0 / 5
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Company Information

Panic
United States
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Product Details

Platforms Supported
Mac
Training
Documentation
Support
Online

Nova Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What kinds of users and organization types does Nova work with?
Nova works with these users and organization types: Mid Size Business, Small Business, Enterprise, Freelance, Nonprofit, Government, and Startup.
Q: What languages does Nova support in their product?
Nova supports these languages: English.
Q: What kind of support options does Nova offer?
Nova offers support via online.
Q: What other applications or services does Nova integrate with?
Nova integrates with: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, JSON, Less, Lua, Markdown, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, SQL, TSX, TypeScript, XML, and YAML.
Q: Does Nova have an API?
Yes, Nova has an API.
Q: What type of training does Nova provide?
Nova provides training in the form of documentation.
Q: Does Nova offer a free trial?
Yes, Nova offers a free trial.

Nova Product Features

Code Editors

Keyboard Shortcuts Not Supported
Customizable Themes Not Supported
Multi-Monitor Editing Not Supported
Syntax Highlighting Not Supported
API Not Supported
Code Folding Not Supported
Column Editing Not Supported
Formatting / Table Editing Not Supported
Auto-Complete Not Supported
Debugging Not Supported
WYSIWYG Not Supported

Text Editors

Syntax Highlighting Not Supported
Formatting / Table Editing Not Supported
Code Folding Not Supported
WYSIWYG Not Supported
Column Editing Not Supported
Multi-Monitor Editing Not Supported
Auto-Complete Not Supported
Keyboard Shortcuts Not Supported
Debugging Not Supported
API Not Supported
Customizable Themes Not Supported

Nova Verified User Reviews

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  • Richard H.
    Developer and Owner
    Used the software for: 2+ Years
    Frequency of Use: Monthly
    User Role: User, Administrator
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design 1 out of 5 stars
    Ease 1 out of 5 stars
    Features 1 out of 5 stars
    Pricing 1 out of 5 stars
    Support 1 out of 5 stars
    Probability You Would Recommend? 1 out of 10

    "NOVA Honest Opinion"

    1 out of 5 stars Posted 2026-09-30

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

    Cons: 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.

    Overall: 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.

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