Productivity

CotEditor

By Mineko IMANISHI

Edit plain text, code and Markdown with detailed encoding and Unicode tools on Mac.

View on the App Store Official website

Our take

Useful for users wanting a focused text editor

Character inspection and line-ending checks help explain subtle text issues.

Keep in mind: Not a complete IDE/debugger; scripts can change files and require review. Captured edition requiresmacOS26, so check hardware support.

Inside the app

Official product images

macOS · US App Store

What you can do

Syntax/outlines, regex and multi-cursor edits
Encoding/line-ending/Unicode inspection
Folder navigation, command line and scripting

Good for

Users keeping backups before text conversions

Consider alternatives for

Rich document layout or guaranteed code correctness

Limitations & considerations

Captured minimum: macOS 26.0.
Not a complete IDE/debugger; scripts can change files and require review. Captured edition requiresmacOS26, so check hardware support.

Privacy & permissions

Files may contain secrets; iCloud/Versions and scripts follow selected permissions. Review extensions/scripts and cloud folder choices.

Sources & review notes Updated Nov 15, 2026

Reviewed by iApp4Me Editorial Team. Recommendations use the linked documentation and attributed accounts; device observations are identified separately.

US App Store developer description
Complete description, release notes, download price and compatibility metadata captured 2026-11-02.