Convert case, clean whitespace, reformat lists, encode, decode, and reshape text without building a one-off script.
TextBuddy for macOS
Plain text,
handled in seconds.
Faster than your IDE. Easier than the command line. TextBuddy is a focused Mac workbench for transforming, sorting, filtering, capturing, and cleaning up text.
Before
Alice Parker <alice@example.com>
Tyler Hall <tyler@retina.studio>
Jordan Lee <jordan@example.com>
Tyler Hall <tyler@retina.studio>
Tyler Hall <tyler@retina.studio>
Jordan Lee <jordan@example.com>
Tyler Hall <tyler@retina.studio>
After
alice@example.com
jordan@example.com
tyler@retina.studio
jordan@example.com
tyler@retina.studio
Command Window / extract emails
- Extract Email AddressesReturn
- Remove Duplicate LinesCommand-D
- Sort LinesCommand-S
A real Mac window for real text chores.
TextBuddy keeps the text in front, with the stats, actions, and replacement controls close enough to use without becoming the whole point.
A single window for useful text work.
Open TextBuddy, paste the mess, run the command, and get back to the thing you were actually doing.
Rearrange lines, remove duplicates, pull out matching data, and reduce a noisy block into exactly what you need.
Count words, characters, lines, numbers, and quick statistics when a document or dataset needs a fast answer.
Grab text from images, screenshots, your iOS device, audio, or video and keep working in the same place.
Screen Recording
Watch the command habit click.
Search for an action, run it on the current text, and keep moving. TextBuddy turns a pile of tiny text chores into one repeatable flow.
Focused, by design
TextBuddy knows what it is for.
It is not trying to replace your code editor, Markdown editor, or notes app. It is the scratchpad between them: a temporary place to clean, extract, convert, and verify plain text before it goes somewhere else.
Not your programming editor
Not your Markdown writing system
Not your long-term notes library
Command-T
137+ commands, one quick habit.
Open the Command Window, search for the action you need, and run it on the selected text. The useful bits of the command line, without stopping to look up syntax.
Remove empty lines Clean
Extract URLs Parse
Calculate selected numbers Math
Run a custom script Automate
Made for the text chores that pile up.
TextBuddy covers the everyday fixes, the oddball conversions, and the handoff points between Mac apps.
Core Features
- Available commands
- Getting started
- Numbers and math
- Snapshots and history
Capturing Text
- Images and screenshots
- iOS device capture
- Audio transcription
- Video transcription
Advanced
- Shell commands
- Custom links
- URL workflows
- Custom scripts
Integrations
- Clipboard actions
- macOS Services
- Marked previews
- Drafts and OpenAI
People who live in text notice.
TextBuddy has earned kind words from writers, developers, reviewers, and Mac power users.
"A marvel."
Craig Grannell, MacLife
"A real workflow-booster."
Riccardo Mori
"I tried it out for 5 minutes and immediately purchased."
Brett Terpstra
Give your text a tiny workshop.
Download TextBuddy for free, then buy a license when it earns a permanent spot in your Dock.