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Text Editor Cleaner

by KS·Workflow

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Why we like it

Text Editor Cleaner earns its place in the superhive library as a focused utility: it handles the routine chore of clearing text datablocks and toggling fake users without leaving Blender's text editor.

What is Text Editor Cleaner?

Text Editor Cleaner is an add-on by KS for Blender's built-in text editor, aimed at keeping stored text files organized. The tool lives directly in the text editor menu, so its cleanup commands are available while you work with text files inside Blender.

The add-on covers two areas: removing text files and managing fake users. You can delete all text files at once, delete every file except the one currently open, or delete only files that have no fake user assigned. For the fake users themselves, separate commands turn the fake user on or off across all text files.

Listed as a Blender extension, Text Editor Cleaner is built for Blender 4.3 and distributed under the GPL license. It's available through the developer's page, where you can find download and current licensing details.

Who is Text Editor Cleaner best for?

Text Editor Cleaner is best for blender users who accumulate text files in the text editor and want quick ways to remove unwanted files and manage fake users.

How much does Text Editor Cleaner cost?

Text Editor Cleaner is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Delete All Text Files removes every text file from the text editor in a single click
  • Delete Other Text Files clears all text files except the one currently open
  • Delete Non Fake User Text Files removes text files that have no fake user set
  • Turn Off All Fake Users disables the fake user on all text files
  • Turn On All Fake Users enables the fake user on all text files
  • Commands are accessible directly from the text editor menu

Tags

#Blender#add-on#text editor#workflow#cleanup#fake users

Frequently asked questions

Does Text Editor Cleaner work with Blender 4.3?

Text Editor Cleaner is built for Blender 4.3 and is listed as a compatible Blender extension. It's provided as an add-on, and its commands are reached directly from the text editor menu once it's active. Compatibility with other Blender versions isn't stated here, so if you're running a different release, check the developer's page before installing. Because it works within Blender's existing text editor, there's no separate interface to learn beyond the menu entries it adds for deleting files and switching fake users on or off.

Is Text Editor Cleaner free to use?

Text Editor Cleaner is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing and pricing can change over time, so for the current terms it's best to check the developer's page directly. The add-on is distributed under the GPL license, which is the standard open license used across Blender add-ons. If you plan to rely on it in a production setup, reviewing the license and any download details on the developer's page will give you the most accurate, up-to-date picture before you commit to it.

How does Text Editor Cleaner handle fake users?

Text Editor Cleaner includes commands specifically for managing fake users on text datablocks. Turn On All Fake Users enables the fake user setting on every text file, while Turn Off All Fake Users disables it across all of them. There's also a Delete Non Fake User Text Files command that removes any text file without a fake user assigned. Together these commands let you set the fake user on or off for every text file directly from the text editor menu, without opening other panels.

How does Text Editor Cleaner remove multiple text files at once?

Text Editor Cleaner offers a few deletion commands for the text editor. Delete All Text Files removes every text file in one click, while Delete Other Text Files clears all files except the one you currently have open. For a more selective pass, Delete Non Fake User Text Files removes only the files that lack a fake user. These options run from the text editor menu, so you can clear out unused text files without deleting them one at a time.

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