| What it does | A native Mac editor for text, CSVs, and data files
| A native macOS drawing app for quick sketches, screenshot markup, and AI-generated diagrams
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| Based in | US
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| Pricing model | Freemium
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| Pricing | Caxton Free (free forever); Caxton Pro monthly at $9.99 USD, annual at $99.99 USD, or lifetime at $179.99 USD. Team pricing starts at $79 to $99.99 USD per seat per year.
| Free: $0 forever, includes all drawing tools, unlimited sketches in one folder, copy to clipboard as PNG, and auto-save with local-first storage. Pro: coming soon.
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| Key features | - Text editing with memory-mapped files for large documents
- CSV and TSV table editing with column transforms
- Column transformations and data type preservation
- CSV validation with structural and data rules
- File comparison without copying data
- Extract matches and columns to new documents
- Local processing with no cloud uploads or telemetry
| - Instant copy-to-clipboard as PNG
- No accounts or setup required
- Local-first storage with auto-save
- Screenshot annotation with arrows, boxes, text, and freehand tools
- AI diagram generation via Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code
- Refine diagrams through chat
- Paste screenshot from clipboard
- Unlimited sketches in one folder
- Native macOS performance
- All drawing tools included in free version
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| What makes it different | - Opens files directly from disk without importing or uploading, preserving data exactly as stored
- Combines text editor, CSV table editor, and log viewer in one native Mac application
- Handles multi-gigabyte files with consistent performance and one-millisecond keystroke latency
- Preserves leading zeros, long IDs, and data types exactly as stored in the file
- All files stay local to your Mac with no cloud processing, telemetry, or vendor lock-in
| - Zero-friction design: open, draw, and share in seconds with no setup or accounts
- Local-first architecture: all sketches stay on your Mac, nothing leaves unless you ask
- AI integration runs through your own subscription with no proxying of prompts
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 4 ● no change since last check | Not checked yet ● no change since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 2 | 0 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 20 | 24 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 22 | 46 |
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