Native Windows app. Dark by default. Remembers everything you had open. No telemetry, no login, no nonsense.
v1.2.0 · ~2 MB · Windows 10/11 · GPL-3.0
using System;namespace Caret;class Program{ static void Main(string[] args) { // just opens. no splash screen. no tip of the day. Console.WriteLine("hello, world"); }}In 2025 the Notepad++ update infrastructure was compromised. That was the push to finally write something from scratch — something small, something we could read top to bottom and actually trust.
Caret is built with C# and WPF. It's a single executable. No plugins, no extension marketplace, no auto-updater phoning home. You download it, you run it, you edit text. That's the whole deal.
It won't replace your IDE. It's not trying to. It's the thing you open when you need to look at a log file, tweak a config, jot something down, or write a quick script. It should open before you finish clicking.
: Added to the server's configuration file to define who can connect, specifying a username, password, and sharing permissions (e.g., whether the recipient can further "reshare" the card).
💡 To ensure your data remains secure and to support content creators, it is always best to use official subscription services from legitimate broadcasters.
: You connect to a peer, who gets the key from another peer, who holds the physical card. Latency increases.
: Card sharing typically violates the terms of service of satellite providers and is illegal in many jurisdictions. cccam exchange
To maximize performance and minimize disruptions, follow these expert tips:
To ensure a good experience, focus on stability and uptime. The best servers will have uptime percentages close to 100%.
The ethical use of CCcam servers depends entirely on the specific content and permissions involved. Legitimate applications exist, such as sharing a multi-room subscription within a single household or accessing free-to-air content. However, sharing cards beyond these boundaries is considered piracy. : Added to the server's configuration file to
: A satellite receiver or dedicated computer hosting the physical subscription card and running CCcam server software.
By "exchanging" with 10 different people, a user could suddenly watch thousands of channels from across the globe for the price of one local subscription. The Rise of the "Pay Servers"
Participating in public or unverified CCcam exchanges introduces significant cyber security vulnerabilities to your home network. 1. Network Exposure Latency increases
While CCcam uses C-lines, it can also integrate with Newcamd (N-lines), another popular protocol often used for more stable, singular card sharing. Critical Considerations 1. Legal and Ethical Status
Cardsharing Proxy software acts as an intermediate clustering layer. It caches ECM requests, balances traffic across multiple back-end readers, and filters malicious or slow peers. CSP is highly scalable and frequently deployed in commercial exchange environments to protect the source local cards from being overwhelmed by concurrent requests. OSCam (Open Source Conditional Access Module)
Caret lets you back up any open document to a local MongoDB instance. Before anything is written to the database, your file content is encrypted on your machine using AES-256-GCM — the same authenticated encryption standard used by governments and financial institutions.
Your password never touches the database. It's fed through PBKDF2-SHA512 with 600,000 iterations and a random salt to derive the encryption key. Each backup gets its own salt and nonce, so even identical files produce completely different ciphertext.
Everything happens locally. No cloud, no third-party service, no network calls. You own the database, you own the password, you own the data. If you lose the password, the backups are unrecoverable by design.
Open the Backup Manager with Ctrl+B to create, browse, restore, or delete backups. It's built into the editor — no external tools required.
MongoDB is only needed if you want encrypted backups. Caret works perfectly fine without it.
Detected automatically from file extension or content.
Standard keybindings. No custom chord system to memorize.
Windows 10/11 · x64 · Free and open source.