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<p>TextEdit is an <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Word_processor/qAR7lagF">word processor</a> and <a href="/facts/Text_editor/jPCgtbvN">text editor</a>, first featured in <a href="/facts/NeXT/qcCmhJl3">NeXT</a>'s <a href="/facts/NeXTSTEP/eL0bymga">NeXTSTEP</a> and <a href="/facts/OPENSTEP/RTKQxPR1">OPENSTEP</a>. It is now distributed with <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a> since <a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple Inc.</a>'s acquisition of NeXT, and available as a <a href="/facts/GNUstep/LaIT4jYx">GNUstep</a> application for other <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a>-like operating systems such as <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>. It is powered by <a href="/facts/Apple_Advanced_Typography/mnU0E4YV">Apple Advanced Typography</a>. </p>