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Caxton vs Dashral

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Caxton compared with Dashral
DetailCaxton logo CaxtonDashral logo Dashral
What it doesA native Mac editor for text, CSVs, and data files Accessible React components and Next.js dashboards
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Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingCaxton 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: MIT open source with 104 components, 34 blocks and starter dashboard. Personal Pro: $99 once for one developer with all-access to Pro dashboards, apps and blocks. Team Pro: $249 once for up to 5 developers. Extended Pro: $499 once for unlimited developers with SaaS product rights.
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
  • 104 accessible components
  • shadcn CLI integration
  • Built-in authentication with email, GitHub and Google
  • Database with Drizzle ORM and Postgres or PGlite
  • File uploads to local or S3 storage
  • Multi-language support: English, Bahasa Indonesia, Arabic
  • Live demo dashboards for Analytics, E-commerce, CRM and Services
  • Apps: Kanban board, Calendar, and Chat
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
  • One-time payment with lifetime updates, no subscription
  • All components copied into your project, no package dependency
  • Full refund within 14 days, no questions asked
  • Complete dashboard starter templates with backend included
  • MIT licensed open source core with no account required
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)4 no change since last check1 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)20
Citation Flow (Majestic)200
Referring domains (Majestic)220

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