Script Editor (called AppleScript Editor from 2009 to 2014) is a code editor for the

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and Javascript for Automation scripting languages, included in

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and

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. AppleScript Editor provides basic

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capabilities and can save AppleScripts as ''plain text'' (.applescript), as a ''compiled script'' (.scpt), as a ''script bundle'' (.scptd), or as an ''application'' (.app). AppleScript Editor also handles script dictionary files, allowing the user to see what scripting classes and commands are available for each scriptable application installed on the computer. Prior to Mac OS X 10.3, Script Editor was developed using

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. 10.3 introduced a new Script Editor written using Cocoa. It was called AppleScript Editor from Mac OS X 10.6 to 10.10, when the application added support for JavaScript for Automation.

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{{macOS MacOS programming tools Scripting languages

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