See the whole process.
Keep transformation logic visible instead of burying a multi-step job inside one opaque script.
Native visual workflows for macOS
Build once.
Reuse everywhere.
TextPipes turns repetitive text and data work into visual, reusable workflows. Combine focused Pipes, structured-data tools, scripting languages, and control flow—then run the result wherever the work begins.
In active alpha development for macOS · Built by Ambriel Nichole Enterprises LLC
Do not just read about it
Put text through a workflow right now.
Edit the input, choose an example, and press Run. This browser demonstration mirrors the idea behind TextPipes: each visible Pipe performs one focused transformation.
The demo runs entirely in your browser. The TextPipes application is designed for local execution on your Mac.
Stop solving it twice.
Save workflows, Pipes, snippets, templates, presets, and Data Sets as a library that grows with you.
Keep work on your Mac.
Build capable automation without sending routine text and structured data through unrelated web services.
One workspace, many tools
From a quick cleanup to a complete transformation system.
TextPipes brings common text utilities, structured formats, code execution, reusable components, and workflow logic into one coherent Mac application.
Text transformation
Clean, split, join, format, search, replace, sort, deduplicate, encode, and reshape text without rewriting the same steps.
Structured data
Work with JSON, XML, YAML, CSV, tables, property lists, HTML, Markdown, and SQLite alongside ordinary text.
Powerful matching
Use regular expressions and PCRE2 for extraction, validation, capture groups, named values, and advanced replacement.
Control flow
Add decisions, loops, groups, functions, and workflow calls when a simple linear chain is not enough.
Embedded scripting
Extend a workflow with Python, JavaScript, Lua, Bash, Ruby, or Perl while keeping the larger process visible.
Reusable building blocks
Organize workflows, Private Pipes, Shared Pipes, snippets, presets, templates, favorites, and history.
Beyond the main window
Build visually. Execute wherever the job begins.
TextPipes is being designed around a reusable execution engine, so a workflow is not trapped inside the editor.
✓macOS integrations
Menu bar, Apple Shortcuts, Spotlight, Siri, Quick Actions, and AppleScript.
Menu bar, Apple Shortcuts, Spotlight, Siri, Quick Actions, and AppleScript.
✓Headless execution
Run saved workflows from the command line or call them from other scripts.
Run saved workflows from the command line or call them from other scripts.
✓Multiple inputs and outputs
Map indexed workspace inputs, session values, and routed outputs without forcing every job into one text box.
Map indexed workspace inputs, session values, and routed outputs without forcing every job into one text box.
# Conceptual CLI example
textpipes run "Clean Contact Notes" \\
--input clipboard \\
--output clipboard
# Final command syntax may change.
textpipes run "Clean Contact Notes" \\
--input clipboard \\
--output clipboard
# Final command syntax may change.
A workspace, not just a text box
Bring several sources into one repeatable process.
A Workspace can hold indexed inputs and outputs, session variables, Data Sets, layouts, and the active workflow—giving larger jobs room to grow.
Workspace model
Inputs → Workflow → Outputs
Map external sources through visible transformations and route each result to a deliberate destination.
input[0] ─┐
input[1] ─┼─▶ workflow ─┬─▶ output[0]
input[N] ─┘ └─▶ output[N]
input[1] ─┼─▶ workflow ─┬─▶ output[0]
input[N] ─┘ └─▶ output[N]
Made independently for the Mac
TextPipes is growing toward its first public beta.
Development is focused on usability, documentation, performance, testing, and beta readiness. Contact Ambriel Nichole Enterprises LLC for product updates, business inquiries, or future testing opportunities.