| What it does | A native Mac editor for text, CSVs, and data files
| Turn clicks into step-by-step guides
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| Based in | US
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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: up to 5 captured steps per session, unlimited saved guides and documents, basic editing and export tools. Pro Lifetime (1 Mac): $39 one-time. Pro Lifetime (3 Macs): $109 one-time. Pro Subscription (3 Macs): $12/month or $72/year.
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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
| - Action Capture: save target state before each accepted click and create editable step-by-step guides
- Timed screenshot capture with configurable intervals
- Keypress automation to simulate keystrokes between shots
- Website batch capture for multiple URLs at once
- Export formats: PDF, PNG, JPG, WebP, ZIP, and MP4
- Editing tools: text, shapes, lines, arrows, framing, and Action Focus
- Multi-page document capture for books, comics, and webcomics
- Capture entire screen, specific window, or custom area
- Timelapse video creation from screenshot sessions
- Offline operation: all captures stay on Mac unless shared
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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
| - Click-driven guide creation: Action Capture turns completed tasks into ordered, editable step-by-step guides automatically
- Hands-free automation: timed capture workflows let users complete tasks without manual screenshot intervention
- Local privacy: all captures remain on the user's Mac and work entirely offline
- One-pass workflow: capture, review, and export in one unified application
- Flexible export: multiple formats including PDF, PNG, JPG, WebP, ZIP, and MP4 video
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| Community votes | 0 | 0 |
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| DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs) | 4 ● no change since last check | 23 ▼ −1 (down) since last check |
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| Trust Flow (Majestic) | 2 | 7 |
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| Citation Flow (Majestic) | 20 | 34 |
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| Referring domains (Majestic) | 22 | 129 |
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