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Caxton

Native macOS editor for multi-GB text files and CSVs

Caxton is a native macOS text editor built for files that break everything else, multi-gigabyte logs, CSVs past Excel's row limit, SQL dumps, minified single-line files.

It memory-maps files instead of loading them, so a 10GB / 80M-line log opens immediately, a full-file search returns 1.6M matches in 1.3s, and memory stays under 200MB the whole time. Large CSVs open as a typed, sortable grid — 2M rows parse in 2.6s — with header-click sorting, dedupe, and split/combine.

Native AppKit, no Electron, notarized, works fully offline. Benchmarks and methodology are published at caxton.app/docs/benchmarks.

7-day free trial, no card, no account. $9.99/mo, $99.99/yr, or $179.99 lifetime, and if a subscription ever lapses, your files open read-only, never locked.

About Caxton

Caxton is a development product listed on Uneed, with a free tier and paid plans. It's tagged with Desktop Apps, Database. See the best Desktop Apps products for related options.

Frequently asked questions about Caxton

What is Caxton?

Caxton is native macOS editor for multi-GB text files and CSVs.

Is Caxton free?

Caxton offers a free tier with paid plans available for additional features.

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What category does Caxton belong to?

Caxton is listed under Development on Uneed.