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CotEditor for Mac

CotEditor 5.0.7

  -  17.5 MB  -  Open Source

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of CotEditor 5.0.7.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of CotEditor for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

New Features:
- Add title and timestamp options to the AppleScript’s write to console command

Improved:
- Provide more Unicode information about the selected character in the document inspector
- Prevent the console from hiding when the app goes into the background
- Optimize the file browser’s performance when expanding a folder containing a large number of items
- Improve the trimming of whitespaces in the extracted outline labels
- Modify the syntax highlighting rule to extract strings in the form of “begin-end” string pairs, even if one of those is escaped
- Adjust the editor’s initial scroll position
- [trivial] Update the layout of the Donation settings pane
- [trivial] Update the User Guide

Fixed:
- Fix an issue that the shortcut key for cycling through windows was not functioning correctly for certain input modes
- Fix an issue that the end point of a selection shifted after a hanging indent on a wrapped line when the line endings are CRLF and the selection is expanded using the Shift-↑ or Shift-↓ shortcuts
- Fix an issue that the insertion point rarely jumped to the nearest outline item when the outline inspector is shown