A native Mac editor for text, CSVs, and data files
Animated React and Tailwind components for Next.js, Vite and AI coding assistants
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Based in
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Pricing model
Freemium
Paid
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.
Individual components: $3 each. The Shelf: $29 for all 17 paid pieces, one-time payment. Pro Lifetime: $69 one-time (pre-launch price; $89 after November 12, 2026), includes all current and future pieces, at least 8 new pieces by January 31, 2027 or $40 refunded.
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
React and TypeScript components with Tailwind CSS
Framer Motion animations on most components
Next.js App Router ready with use client included
PROMPT.md file with Cursor, v0 and Lovable prompts
Plain HTML version included in every zip
Tested in Next.js 15 with Tailwind v4 and Vite
Live preview before purchase
23 total components available
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
Components come with full clean, commented source code ready to paste in
Each component includes prompts to hand to AI coding assistants for fitting into your project
Usable in personal and client projects with no resale restrictions on the work itself
Affordable one-time payment with no subscription required
Pro Lifetime includes all future releases up to January 31, 2027 with money-back guarantee
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