Alternatives to TextEdit?

Alternatives to TextEdit? I use TextEdit on the mac for nearly everything I do, making notes, writing letters, etc.
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Guest [Entry]

While it's command-line, pico is another option for those non familiar with vi/emacs.

Guest [Entry]

aquamacs - Emacs for Mac OS X

Guest [Entry]

"If you want a simple word processor, try Bean. It's lightweight, Mac-like, and, because it is written using Apple's Cocoa framework, it offer's Cocoa's good stuff -- dictionary, word completion and more. It's open source (under the GNU General Public License), free of charge. From its home page:

Why use Bean?

Bean is lean, fast and uncluttered.

If you get depressed at the thought of firing up MS Word or OpenOffice,
try Bean.
If you use Text Edit but have to jump through hoops just to get a word
count, try Bean.
If you desire a simple, beautiful writing environment, try Bean. . . .

Bean doesn't . . .
do footnotes, pre-defined text styles, floating graphics (but it does do
in-line graphics)."

Guest [Entry]

Once you get to know some of the features in TextMate, it definitely has some time savers! I used it for note taking all last year, and it worked like a charm.

Guest [Entry]

jEdit is a great text editor for pretty much anything.