A native Mac editor for text, CSVs, and data files
Stage
Startup
Not given
Founded
2026
Not given
Based in
DE
US
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Pricing
Browser: Free. Native app for iPhone, iPad and Mac: €14.99/$12.99 at launch (regular €19.99/$19.99), one-time purchase across all three devices, no subscription.
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.
Key features
Fully offline with no server required
Real folders on disk and Markdown files
Automatic version history with restore
Sync via user's own cloud folder (iCloud, Dropbox)
Nested folders to any depth
Freehand drawing with pen and color
Magnetic arrows for connecting elements
Full-text search across all folders
Interactive to-do lists on canvas
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
What makes it different
No account or server: your data never leaves your device
Real files you own: folders are real folders, documents are Markdown files
Works fully offline with no internet dependency
Automatic sync through your own cloud (iCloud or Dropbox)
Native apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac showing full canvas
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
visualOS
Caxton