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CotEditor for Mac

Plain text editor.

Free
In English
4.7
Based on 31 user rates

CotEditor overview

CotEditor is an open-sourced, Cocoa-based plain-text editor for macOS. It supports syntax highlighting, has a powerful find-and-replace with the regular expression, and other small goodies for coding. It can handle also CJK languages well.

What’s new in version 5.0.7

New Features
  • Add title and timestamp options to the AppleScript’s write to console command.
Improvements
  • Provide more Unicode information about the selected character in the document inspector.
  • Prevent the console from hiding when the app goes into the background.
  • Optimize the file browser’s performance when expanding a folder containing a large number of items.
  • Improve the trimming of whitespaces in the extracted outline labels.
  • Modify the syntax highlighting rule to extract strings in the form of “begin-end” string pairs, even if one of those is escaped.
  • Adjust the editor’s initial scroll position.
  • [trivial] Update the layout of the Donation settings pane.
  • [trivial] Update the User Guide.
Fixes
  • Fix an issue that the shortcut key for cycling through windows was not functioning correctly for certain input modes.
  • Fix an issue that the end point of a selection shifted after a hanging indent on a wrapped line when the line endings are CRLF and the selection is expanded using the Shift-↑ or Shift-↓ shortcuts.
  • Fix an issue that the insertion point rarely jumped to the nearest outline item when the outline inspector is shown.
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CotEditor for Mac

Free
In English
Version 5.0.7
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4.7

(23 Reviews of CotEditor)

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  • User Ratings

mudritskiy
mudritskiy
Nov 23 2024
5.0.5
5.0
Nov 23 2024
5.0
Version: 5.0.5
Super useful for me in daily development tasks
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Sep 17 2024
5.0.0
5.0
Sep 17 2024
5.0
Version: 5.0.0
With version 5 of CotEditor, you can now fuel the brilliance behind this app by becoming a coffee sponsor! We all know coffee isn't just a beverage—it's the magical elixir that keeps the developer's code flowing smoothly, and solves every problem. To donate and keep the caffeine levels high, download the MAS (Mac App Store) edition of the app. Because behind every great app is an even greater cup of coffee!
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Apr 19 2024
4.8.0
5.0
Apr 19 2024
5.0
Version: 4.8.0
CotEditor is one of the top apps that I constantly use in my daily work. Despite being "just" and editor it is an impressive feat of engineering. I am surprised that the developer is not even trying to get paid for his excellent work on this app, and I don't even see a donation button anywhere. I would have gladly paid the developer to encourage the work. Whenever possible, please consider download this app via MAS, which is also free, and writing a 5-star review.
tomaszw9898
tomaszw9898
Feb 13 2024
4.7.4
5.0
Feb 13 2024
5.0
Version: 4.7.4
i was looking for an alternative to notepad++ for mac and i found coteditor. it’s simple and does its job very well
Loeribas
Loeribas
Feb 12 2024
4.7.4
0.0
Feb 12 2024
0.0
Version: 4.7.4
Would be nice if it could open folders.
mudritskiy
mudritskiy
Nov 23 2024
5.0.5
5.0
Nov 23 2024
5.0
Version: 5.0.5
nzrz
nzrz
May 25 2024
4.8.4
5.0
May 25 2024
5.0
Version: 4.8.4
tomaszw9898
tomaszw9898
Feb 13 2024
4.7.4
5.0
Feb 13 2024
5.0
Version: 4.7.4
fallenflower
fallenflower
Sep 25 2023
4.5.9
5.0
Sep 25 2023
5.0
Version: 4.5.9
kom
kom
Jul 26 2023
4.5.7
5.0
Jul 26 2023
5.0
Version: 4.5.7
Aetnaria
Aetnaria
May 31 2023
4.5.6
5.0
May 31 2023
5.0
Version: 4.5.6
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Mar 27 2023
4.5.1
5.0
Mar 27 2023
5.0
Version: 4.5.1
xouzouras
xouzouras
Jul 23 2022
4.3.1
5.0
Jul 23 2022
5.0
Version: 4.3.1
itoldusoandso
itoldusoandso
May 29 2021
4.0.3
5.0
May 29 2021
5.0
Version: 4.0.3
LuxLogica
LuxLogica
Dec 13 2018
3.0
Dec 13 2018
3.0
Version: null
fiery12
fiery12
Dec 10 2018
5.0
Dec 10 2018
5.0
Version: null
Edelheid
Edelheid
Nov 13 2018
5.0
Nov 13 2018
5.0
Version: null
Sigsgaard
Sigsgaard
Sep 7 2018
5.0
Sep 7 2018
5.0
Version: null
pavel-2
pavel-2
Aug 29 2018
5.0
Aug 29 2018
5.0
Version: null
Sandra S.
Sandra S.
Feb 13 2018
4.0
Feb 13 2018
4.0
Version: null
Hal-Itosis
Hal-Itosis
Jan 8 2018
5.0
Jan 8 2018
5.0
Version: null
Teksestro
Teksestro
Dec 30 2017
3.5
Dec 30 2017
3.5
Version: null
Drfrank
Drfrank
May 22 2017
5.0
May 22 2017
5.0
Version: null
Grug
Grug
Mar 23 2017
4.5
Mar 23 2017
4.5
Version: null
四点
四点
May 23 2016
5.0
May 23 2016
5.0
Version: null
UserUV
UserUV
May 17 2016
3.5
May 17 2016
3.5
Version: null
Maxter
Maxter
Jul 14 2015
5.0
Jul 14 2015
5.0
Version: null
RogerMP
RogerMP
Feb 27 2015
5.0
Feb 27 2015
5.0
Version: null
Sandro-Bilbeisi
Sandro-Bilbeisi
Feb 19 2015
5.0
Feb 19 2015
5.0
Version: null
Tommy-Jeff
Tommy-Jeff
Nov 19 2014
4.5
Nov 19 2014
4.5
Version: null
1024jp
1024jp
Nov 17 2014
5.0
Nov 17 2014
5.0
Version: null
anonymous-skink-4656
anonymous-skink-4656
Nov 16 2014
5.0
Nov 16 2014
5.0
Version: null
rcrooks1969
rcrooks1969
Jul 7 2014
5.0
Jul 7 2014
5.0
Version: null
Cahuet
Cahuet
May 12 2014
3.0
May 12 2014
3.0
Version: null
Canisbos
Canisbos
Jun 5 2012
4.0
Jun 5 2012
4.0
Version: null
Funjoy
Funjoy
Jan 11 2030
4.0.2
5.0
Jan 11 2030
5.0
Version: 4.0.2