CotEditor

CotEditor Project · Free native Mac plain-text editor with syntax highlighting, encoding tools, folder search and scriptable text workflows.

CaskWriting & NotesAuto-updatesApple silicon · Intel
From homebrew/cask
30-day installs839#190 in App
1-year installs17.1KLast 365 days
Latest version7.1.1yesterday · Oct 7
Download size27MBarm64 / x86_64 · dmg
Release cadenceEvery 2 weeks1 release in 30 days
  1. 7.1.1

    LatestPatchOct 7 · Wed

    OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Oct 3 04:03

    Adds Ukrainian and Hindi and fixes high CPU usage and mixed line-ending edits.

    Changes
    Adds Ukrainian and Hindi localizations.Improves the external-editor preview button; updates PHP and SQL parsers.Fixes sustained high CPU usage in narrow Syntax-toolbar windows on macOS27.Preserves mixed line endings during Redo and outside Replace All matches.Updates direct-download Sparkle to2.10.0.
  2. 7.1.0

    Jan 1, 1 · Mon

    OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Sep 12 17:12

    Requires macOS26 and adds folder search, navigation and per-mode indentation.

    Changes
    Raises the minimum system to macOS26 Tahoe and supports macOS27.Adds folder search and folder-document history navigation.Generates draft document names from content on macOS27.Adds per-mode indentation style and width.Adds syntax-menu customization and a status-bar option.Improves syntax import and JSON mapping; removes Bulgarian localization.
  3. 7.0.9

    PatchJan 1, 1 · Mon

    OpenNavo editorialAdded to Homebrew Sep 5 03:43

    Improves snippets and syntax handling and fixes regular-expression replacements.

    Changes
    Avoids unnecessary scrolling after inserting an already-visible snippet.Improves Markdown headings and updates the Scala parser to0.26.2.Fixes escaped backslashes with Unescape replacement text.Fixes LaTeX outline and brace highlighting and Scala interpolator colors.Updates direct-download Sparkle to2.9.6; fixes Dutch and French typos.

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