A native Mac editor for text, CSVs, and data files
Motion-first React components for shadcn and AI agents, with every curve already tuned
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Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
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: 65 open source components under MIT license. Pro Solo early-bird: $149 (regular $199). Pro Team early-bird: $349 (regular $449). One payment covers all current and future Pro components.
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
65 free components under MIT license
31 Pro components with source code included
MCP server for AI agent integration
Works with Next.js 16 and React 19
Light and dark mode support
Respects reduced-motion settings
Tuned motion springs and curves
Concentric corner radius design
Markdown documentation for AI models
New Pro components added weekly
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
All components tuned with motion springs and curves optimized per interaction
Built-in MCP server enables AI agents to automatically install components
One-time lifetime payment covers all current and future Pro components
Source code ownership with MIT and commercial licenses
Concentric corner radii maintained across all components
Caxton
Eased