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DESCRIPTION
PlistEdit Pro is the most advanced property list editor written for Mac OS X. Property list files are used throughout Mac OS X, and with PlistEdit Pro, users can easily change these files and exert finer control over their systems. You can use PlistEdit Pro in your development work, and its built-in preference file browser lets you explore and tweak your system's settings to your heart's content.

Some of PlistEdit Pro's features include:

  • Full drag and drop and copy/paste support
  • Full keyboard navigation of the interface
  • The ability to view and edit a property list both in an outline and as raw text
  • Extensive Applescript support, for automating processes involving property list files
  • Property list definitions, which make editing common forms of property lists less cumbersome
  • Full multi-level undo support
  • Powerful find/replace capabilities
  • A built-in window to browse through your preference files
  • Customizable fonts
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.5:
  • Added a structure definition for hidden Xcode preferences
  • Added a new data formatter for viewing/editing Snow Leopard bookmark data objects
  • Fixed a bug where keyboard shortcuts in the favorites browser would not appear in the correct rows
  • Removed the scripts menu, since it's just as easy to use the system provided one now
  • Removed the "Automatically begin editing newly created objects" preference. The new behavior is to always begin editing newly created objects.
  • We now provide a custom interface for creating and editing property list structure definitions
  • Added a "View By Subkey" command, to allow previewing a particular key in a list of dictionaries without having to expand each one
  • Added a "Sort By Subkey" command that allows sorting an array of dictionaries based on one of their keys
  • Fixed a bug where the incorrect row was colored red when a file in a property list browser could not be found
  • Fixed a problem that would cause PlistEdit Pro to hang when attempting to save a file on a read-only volume
  • Fixed some selection glitches when using the "Select All" command
  • Opening the find panel no longer causes Spaces to switch to a different space.
  • Improved speed of opening files when autocompletion is enabled.
  • We now support the new XML based property list structure definitions introduced by Xcode 3.1
  • Removed the preference to control undo levels
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later.

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Developer:Brian Webster
Downloads:58,916
  - Version d/l:7,471
Utilities:System
License:Shareware
Date:31 Oct 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$29.95
RATING
*****

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PlistEdit Pro User Reviews (6 posts)Write A Review
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May 29 2009

XENOPHILE  Check out Pref Setter, it's comparable to PlistEdit Pro except that it's free.  
(Version 1.4.1)

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Feb 11 2009

XPLICIT  With every copy of Mac OS X comes Apple's Property List Editor (install the developer stuff). I guess, comparing the features of both apps, it does the same, oh, and it's free.  
(Version 1.4.1)

praisebury
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Nov 2 2007

EASER  Does the free Pref Setter do the same thing? I honestly don't know. I use Apple's free program, but I remember coming across Pref Setter awhile back.

http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/17002/pref-setter  
(Version 1.3.1)

praisebury
+1
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Nov 2 2007

LEXICON5  Well Property List Editor has not failed me yet and it's FREE. I could see $10.00 but no WAY $24.95. At $24.95 you brush aside those that might need it but find the price too steep. Price it at $10 or $15 and you get more customers. More customers means more money if your product works. As for now, the only comments and reviews people are seeing is "Price Too High" and a paid advertisement by a friend of or the developer.  
(Version 1.3.1)

praisebury
+3
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Jun 5 2006
*****

MARUKO DRINKING TEAM  Look, sure, you don't need this app if you are a Mac developer. But if you are, you don't want to use a text editor. That might be fine if you only need to make a couple of edits. And Apple's plist tool is only very slightly better.

If you are frequently revising plist files used in complex apps, they often contain long lists of default preferences, configuration info, etc., and PlistEdit Pro will save you a lot of time: smart row-based cut and paste, drag and drop, undo, the ability to duplicate large dictionaries and arrays (or any property list data), and intelligent search features that understand keys and values and let you restrict searching to either or both. If you do much Mac development, the time savings and convenience easily justify the inexpensive price.  
(Version 1.2.1)

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Jun 5 2006

MARUKO DRINKING TEAM  Should read, "You don't need this app if you AREN'T a Mac developer."  
(Version 1.2.1)

praisebury
+1

Jan 13 2005

ANONYMOUS  I don't really see where the niche for this app lies. plist files are just text files. If you're a developer or 'property list power user' you'll probably want to use your regular text editor on them. If you're not a power user, it's unlikely you'll want to pay $25 for a slight improvement on what's freely available from Apple.  
(Version 1.1.1)

praisebury
+1
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May 1 2005

VIRTUAL1  Might want to look at Tiger's plists - they're anything but text files now, and plist pro appears to edit them via "defaults" app in terminal, which was updated for tiger to handle its new plist format, so it's compatible with tiger's plists.  
(Version 1.1.2)

praisebury
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Jun 23 2005

ANONYMOUS  Correction for the tiger comment here:

Install XCode

Convert Dock's plist to xml (Text)

plutil -convert xml1 com.apple.dock.plist

And now you can open it with any editor  
(Version 1.2)

praisebury
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Jun 25 2006

ABHI BECKERT  Pfft, and don't forget to convert it back to binary when you save. There's probably a reason why the developer chose not to use xml.

Even Apple's tool is more popular among developers than editing the source code.  
(Version 1.2.1)

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