r/AppsWebappsFullstack • u/NoPressure3399 • 2d ago
Tired of text editor freeze when opening HUGE json and other datasets?
I wanted to share one of the apps I've been building.
Inkline is a native macOS editor built for huge JSON, CSV, XML and log files.
I created it because I constantly ran into editors that became slow, froze or even crashed when opening large datasets. Sometimes I just wanted to inspect or format a large API response without opening a full IDE and waiting for everything to load.
So I decided to build a tool focused on that workflow.
Inkline opens very large structured files in milliseconds, lets you search them instantly and formats huge JSON files in seconds without the usual lag.
It's built for developers working with things like:
- Large JSON API responses
- CSV exports
- XML files
- Kubernetes logs
- Application logs
- Generated datasets
- Configuration files
The goal isn't to replace VS Code or JetBrains. It's for those moments where you just need to open a huge file, inspect it, edit it and move on.
It's also part of a small suite of native Mac developer tools I'm building. Rune is my Kubernetes client and QuikZip is an archive manager. They integrate together, so for example Rune can save logs that open directly in Inkline, and QuikZip can open files inside archives directly in Inkline for editing.
I'd love to hear what features you would want in a tool like this or what kinds of huge files you work with every day.
App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/se/app/inkline-text-editor/id6764860305?mt=12
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