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CotEditor provides plain-text editing on macOS, with its site describing a lightweight editor for the platform.
About CotEditor
CotEditor is a plain-text editor made for macOS. Its homepage calls it light-weight, neat, yet powerful, and says it looks and behaves like other macOS applications. The homepage also says it launches quickly, so you can start writing right away.
Key features
- Syntax highlighting for more than 60 pre-installed languages
- ICU regular expression find and replace
- Automatic document backup while editing
- Split editor panes for viewing parts of a document at once
- Character inspector for Unicode data of selected characters
- Macros in Python, Ruby, Perl, PHP, UNIX shell, AppleScript or JavaScript
- Check for characters that cannot convert to a chosen encoding
- CJK text tools, including vertical text mode
Best for: macOS users who want a light-weight, native-feeling plain-text editor.
Watch out for
- Made for macOS only, so it does not cover other operating systems
CotEditor at a glance
- Website
- coteditor.com
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Mac Apps
- Type
- App
- Pricing
- Free
- Platforms
- macOS
- Details verified
- Oct 22, 2026 · Official source
- Open source
- Yes
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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