| What it does | A native Mac editor for text, CSVs, and data files
| A drawing and painting app for iPad, iPhone and Mac where every stroke stays editable
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| Stage | Not given
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| Founded | Not given
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| Based in | US
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| Pricing model | Freemium
| Paid
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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.
| $12.99 once, no subscription. One purchase covers iPad, iPhone and Mac.
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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
| - Strokes stay editable: recolor, bend, scale and warp without losing sharpness
- Over 300 brushes from 36 sets with pressure, tilt and barrel roll support
- Import and use Procreate and Photoshop brushes
- Layers with groups, masks, blend modes and adjustment layers
- Pages and frames on one canvas for comics and storyboards
- Animation with frames, onion skins and playback
- Paint on 3D models in OBJ and USDZ format
- Export to PNG, JPEG, HEIC, JPEG XL, TIFF and PSD with CMYK for print
- Symmetry and mirroring tools
- Undo history that survives closing the app
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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
| - Strokes remain fully editable after drawing, unlike other apps that flatten to pixels
- One-time purchase with no subscription covers iPad, iPhone and Mac
- Seamless import of files, brushes and palettes from Procreate and Photoshop
- Works offline with no account, advertising or tracking
- Redraws strokes at any export size to maintain sharpness
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 4 ● no change since last check | 2 ▲ +1 (up) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 2 | 0 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 20 | 12 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 22 | 2 |
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