plist Editor Alternatives for Mac

plist Editor is not available for Mac but there are some alternatives that runs on macOS with similar functionality. The best Mac alternative is PrefEdit, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to plist Editor and eight of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to plist Editor are PlistEdit Pro, FoldingText, Eddie and Pref Setter.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
plist Editor alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. PrefEdit icon
     1 like

    PrefEdit is an application to manage nearly all aspects of the preference system contained in every macOS installation. The program consists of three components which are tightly integrated with each other:

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. PlistEdit Pro icon
     2 likes

    PlistEdit Pro is the most advanced property list and JSON editor written for OS X. Avoid syntax errors, find and replace, full undo, keyboard navigation, scripting support, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. FoldingText icon
     8 likes

    FoldingText makes you productive in easily formatted plain text. Turn your ideas into plans. Your to-dos into results. Your writing into clear, focused documents.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. Eddie icon
     4 likes

    Eddie is a programmers editor for Mac OSX and Gnome Linux. Inspired by the Macintosh Programmer's Workshop, Eddie brings some of it's powerful features into a modern lightweight and capable programmer's editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. Pref Setter icon
     1 like

    Pref Setter is an application used to edit plist (Property LIST) files, geared towards viewing / editing Mac OS X's preference files. Very useful for setting those “hidden” preference settings that aren't available directly in an application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. Fast, small and easy to use pro-editor for Plist files. Handles binary and XML formats. Includes a directory scanner to find plist files buried in your preferences and profiles.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Edit preferences of any application. Like the 'defaults' command in Terminal.app, but easier to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Clover-Configurator-Pro - A free Plist Editor with some optional facilities for Clover UEFI boot loader

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
8 of 8 plist Editor alternatives