![]() I want to export a spreadsheet or database as a CSV, open the CSV in a “text editor” and then quickly remove all of the delineating commas replacing them most commonly with a comma-space combination (e.g. I joyfully contribute monthly through Patreon. In the windows world all of the hidden and special characters could be recognized, found and inserted using their ANSI codes and variations thereof. ![]() ![]() CotEditor backups your documents automatically while editing. I am hoping to avoid using MS Word as I really don’t think I need THAT big of a hammer to crack this nut. Im using Unity to develop a WebGL application that has been working for years on Macs. You can also continuously get a non-AppStore version to manage it with Cask or something. The system-integrated version management will make easier keeping your CotEditor up to date. CotEditor comes with powerful options out of the box: syntax highlighting, split editor, auto backup and more. I’ve been using TextEdit but it too seems out of its depth. Highlights on CotEditor 2.2 (will be) Available in the Mac App Store CotEditor 2.2 is planned to be released on the Mac App Store. CotEditor is a free, open source, light, powerful and fast plain text editor for macOS CotEditor is a lightweight, fast and open-source plain text editor made specifically for macOS. Download CotEditor for macOS 10.15 or later and enjoy it on your Mac. I really like the Notes app, but am getting the feeling that doing large find and replace operations using hidden and special characters might be stretching the app’s abilities. Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about CotEditor. I wiould also very much like to be able to find and replace “special characters” e.g. I think I’ve learned that in the Apple world blank spaces, tabs, etc are called hidden characters. I desperately need a simple and efficient process for finding commas (“,”) and spaces (” “) and replacing them with what I have always called “paragraph marks” “¶” – I’ve just learned these are called PILCROWs. I use a number of apps and programs that export, and very often import, data as. How Do I Find and Replace Hidden and Special Characters In a Text Editor? This entry was posted in Technology, Web development and tagged CotEditor, Notepad++ by Lewis. I am really surprised that it is not more widely used, so hopefully this post will be found by anyone looking for a lightweight, fast code editor for the Mac, that works like Notepad++ on the PC, and more people will learn about this great app. It just does the job it is meant to do really well, without any unnecessary bells and whistles. The Mac version must appear as a full-fledged Mac application and not require adding a compatibility layer for either Windows or Linux. ![]() This first list is not for casual lightweight text editors with syntax highlighting. The design feels more user friendly, despite being simpler and it always seems to open quickly when needed. To make this list, an editor must either be free or cost 50 plus and have a dedicated fanbase of evangelists. I have now been using CotEditor for a few weeks and I even prefer it to Notepad++ on my work PC. Then after reading the same lists of fully featured editors, I saw a mention of CotEditor on Reddit and it seemed to meet all of my requirements – it is a native Mac app, designed for speed and was also free! It seems to still be under development, with a repository on Github, and is distributed through the Mac App Store – giving peace of mind that Apple have checked it over. Which is why I find often found myself looking for that perfect lightweight code editor for Mac. However these do not have basic developer features like code highlighting. CotEditor is a light-weight, neat, yet powerful text editor designed for editing plain-text files such as web pages (HTML, CSS), program source codes (Python, Ruby, Perl, etc. It features a clean and straightforward interface that lets you quickly change line endings, file encoding, and syntax coloring. Often I just want to quickly edit a config file, or grab a snippet of code, so I would either wait for Atom to load, or simply use “TextEdit” or even “Nano” in the terminal. CotEditor is a lightweight text and code editor. Atom is where I do most of my coding, but it is slow to load, especially on my ageing iMac. Atom is great, especially when working on a project with multiple files and using git. Searching for “a Mac equivalent to Notepadd++” usually ends up pointing to more fully featured text editors, such as Atom. No registration required You can use most of the features in CotEditor without registration. Lightweight CotEditor consumes less device resources compared to similar apps. The fact that I use it almost daily on my work PC just rubs salt into the wound. CotEditor Features File Versioning CotEditor has a version system that lets you view and go back to older versions of the project/file/document. However there has been one application that I missed from my time using Windows – Notepad++, a simple text editor with code highlighting. I have been a Mac guy for years, since I bought a second hand iBook G3 as a student.
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