CotEditor

Plain-text editor for macOS that is light and fast

About CotEditor

CotEditor is a free, open-source plain-text editor for macOS with a native, lightweight design. Key features include syntax styles for many languages, split editors and character inspector, scripting support, and Mac App Store availability. It is available free of charge from its official site, where the developers provide downloads, documentation, and updates for anyone who wants to install and use it.

CotEditor key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: editor, macos, open source, plain text
Official site: coteditor.com

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 776 tools. Alongside CotEditor, it includes Nova, OrbStack, Boop, explainshell.

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