A native Mac editor for text, CSVs, and data files
Next.js landing page templates and free shadcn/ui components
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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: 6 templates (Loupe, Relay, Tempo, Stillform, Fourteen, Index) with account. Single template: $39 one-time. All-access: $149 one-time for all 46 templates plus future releases.
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
158 free shadcn/ui components
Motion-designed interactions
MCP server integration for coding agents
Single config file customization
Commercial license included
46 templates covering AI, SaaS, agencies and fintech
Tailwind CSS and TypeScript
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
Every template is a complete original site, not a color-swappable theme
Components install with shadcn CLI and match your app's theme
AI agents can install components via MCP server
One-time payment with commercial license, no subscriptions
Caxton
Hairline UI