A native Mac editor for text, CSVs, and data files
Screenshot annotation tool for Mac with arrows, redaction, and polished designs
Stage
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Founded
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Based in
US
GE
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 version with all core annotation tools and up to 10 screenshots per day. Pro available as Monthly at $2/month, Annual at $19.99/year, or Lifetime at $38.99 one-time payment.
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
Arrows for directing attention and annotation
Numbered counters for step-by-step tutorials
Highlight tool for emphasis
Permanent redaction for sensitive information
Shapes for framing and illustration
Backgrounds and borders for polish
PDF page annotation
Spotlight and crop tools
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
No account or sign-up required to start using
All screenshots stay locally on your Mac with no uploads
Permanent redaction that cannot be removed from exported images
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