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I am looking for text editor which can reopen all my saved/unsaved tabs that was there in the last session before my mac got restarted or text editor got closed unexpectedly.

I always have my text editor open in any of my desktops in mac but if for some reason I need to reboot or text editor gets closed unexpectedly, then if I restart my mac or reopen text editor then it should bring back all windows that was opened in last session whether saved or unsaved.

I tried with Sublime but looks like it didn't work for me. Any thoughts?

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TextEdit, which is part of every version of MacOS, does exactly that, if you check this box when shutting down or logging out.

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The downside is trying to discipline yourself to put things away once in a while. At this moment, I literally¹ have three dozen "Untitled" text windows in my Dock.

¹The pre-2000 meaning of "literally"

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  • RE: "At this moment, I literally¹ have three dozen "Untitled" text windows in my Dock" -- Did you know that you can have an app's windows minimized into the application's icon on the Dock? -- System Preferences > Dock > [√] Minimize windows into application icon
    – user3439894
    Commented Apr 26, 2020 at 5:09
  • Yes. I also suspect that it makes them harder to find.
    – WGroleau
    Commented Apr 26, 2020 at 5:12
  • Not really as you have the list on the Window menu or the list on the Dock tile with a right-click.
    – user3439894
    Commented Apr 26, 2020 at 6:10
  • I've never fully tested this, but I have a feeling that System Prefs>General> 'Ask to keep changes when closing documents' & 'Close windows when quitting an app' may need to be unchecked too.
    – Tetsujin
    Commented Apr 26, 2020 at 7:22
  • I have seen the “list on the dock tile” and I don’t think it would be practical with more than three dozen items. Plus, when they’re somewhat hidden, there’s even less motivation to clean up.
    – WGroleau
    Commented Apr 26, 2020 at 18:21

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