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What is nano?

GNU nano was developed as a free substitute for the Pico text editor, which is included in the Pine email suite from the University of Washington. The aim was to replicate the functionality of Pico while adding more features. The Debian GNU/Linux distribution, known for its dedication to distributing truly "free" software—defined as software that poses no restrictions on redistribution—decided against including binary packages for Pine or Pico. This left many users in a challenging situation; although they valued these applications, the versions available did not conform to the GNU criteria for free software. GNU nano is designed to be a straightforward and efficient text editor. Beyond basic text editing functions, nano offers features like undo/redo, syntax highlighting, interactive search-and-replace, automatic indentation, line numbering, word completion, file locking, backup files, and support for various languages. A significant update occurred with the launch of version 4.0, which stopped the automatic wrapping of excessively long lines by default, giving users greater control over their text formatting. This modification demonstrates the ongoing development of the software to adapt to user preferences and requirements, illustrating its commitment to continuous improvement. As a result, users find themselves with a more customizable editing experience.

What is Caxton?

Caxton is a native macOS workbench for text and data files of any size: logs, CSVs, TSVs, JSON, SQL dumps, and the exports that break spreadsheets and ordinary editors. One app instead of a text editor, a spreadsheet, and a log viewer: open the file and work. Every delimited file opens as text and as a typed grid; edits made in either view show in the other, and saving writes the same file back. Nothing is imported, converted, or uploaded. Built for the data work companies actually do. Data engineers clean multi-gigabyte exports before they reach the warehouse. Analysts open CSVs past Excel's row limit as a grid with typed sorting, filter by value, fill series, remove duplicates, split and combine columns, and cell editing in place, then save back to plain CSV. SREs inspect production logs with a log viewer mode that jumps to a time and filters by severity. DBAs read SQL dumps before importing them anywhere. Every file stays on the machine it is on. Measured, not claimed. On an M1 Max a 50 GB log (403 million lines) opens immediately with memory under 160 MB throughout, a search returns 8,059,509 matches counted exactly, and Replace All across 1,574,039 sites is one undo step. A 10 million row CSV (5.1 GB) opens as a grid in 4.4 s. The methodology, including a run on a base 8 GB MacBook Air, is published at caxton.app/docs/benchmarks so an IT team can reproduce it. Fit for regulated and sensitive data: native AppKit and Swift, no Electron, no upload, no cloud processing, no telemetry. The only network calls are the update check and license activation, both disclosed in the privacy policy. Notarized by Apple, Apple Silicon and Intel, macOS 13 or later, installable fleet-wide with Homebrew. Licensing for teams: each license covers three Macs. Monthly, annual, and lifetime plans; volume pricing per seat with invoice and PO terms. 7-day trial, no card. After it, opening, searching, and filtering stay free; a license adds editing and saving.

Media

Media

Integrations Supported

Git
Go
HTML
JSON

Integrations Supported

Homebrew

API Availability

API Availability

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided

Pricing Information

$9.99/month
Free Version
Free Trial Offered?

Supported Platforms

Linux

Supported Platforms

Mac

Customer Service / Support

Web-Based Support

Customer Service / Support

Web-Based Support

Training Options

Documentation Hub

Training Options

Documentation Hub

Company Facts

Organization Name

nano

Date Founded

1999

Company Website

www.nano-editor.org

Company Facts

Organization Name

HWY Enigma LLC

Date Founded

2022

Company Location

United States

Company Website

caxton.app

Categories and Features

Code Editors

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JSON Editors

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Text Editors

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Categories and Features

Text Editors

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