Description:
Plain-text editor for web pages, program source codes and more
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Type: Cask
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Latest Version: 4.0.9@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Developer tools
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Tags:
text-editor
developer-tools
macos
open-source
productivity
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Install:
brew install --cask coteditor
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About:
CotEditor is a lightweight, open-source plain-text editor designed specifically for macOS. It provides robust features for editing web pages, program source codes, and other text documents. The tool balances simplicity with powerful functionality, offering syntax highlighting and other developer-friendly tools without the overhead of larger IDEs.
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Key Features:
- Syntax highlighting for over 50 languages
- Split view editing for comparing documents
- Powerful find and replace with regular expressions
- Lightweight and fast native macOS performance
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Use Cases:
- Editing source code and scripts (Python, HTML, JavaScript)
- Taking quick notes or drafting plain text documents
- Viewing and editing large log files
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Alternatives:
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BBEdit
– BBEdit is a more feature-rich, paid tool with advanced project management capabilities.
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VS Code
– VS Code is a full-featured IDE with a built-in terminal and extensive extension ecosystem.
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