An editor is a person who edits (i.e. makes changes to) documents or audio-visual works. The term can also apply to software and hardware tools used to accomplish such changes. People referred to as editor Authors' editor, works with authors (rather than publishers) to make draft texts fit for purpose (sometimes called “manuscript editor”) Contributing editor, a magazine or book-publishing title, sometimes honorary, with a variety of meanings Copy editor, making formatting changes and other improvements to text (sometimes called "manuscript editor" in academic publishing) Developmental editor, an editor who supports authors before and during the drafting of a manuscript Editor-at-large, a special kind of journalist Editor-in-chief, having final responsibility for a publication's operations and policies Film editor, person who selects and edits the raw footage of a film to create a finished motion picture Literary editor, in a newspaper or similar, deals with reviews or literary criticism Managing editor, senior member of a publication's management team Music editor (filmmaking), type of sound editor responsible for music Picture editor, or photo editor, collects and reviews photographs and/or illustrations for publication Script editor, works with the screenwriter and producer of television dramas and comedies Sound editor (filmmaking), prepares the sound on a film or television production Sound editor or audio editor, a role of an audio engineer Computer tools referred to as editor Digital audio editor, for editing audio data Graphics editor, for creating and manipulating visual images Raster graphics editor, for editing pictures in bitmap or raster format Vector graphics editor, for editing pictures in vector format Hex editor, for editing binary data HTML editor, for editing web pages Level editor, for editing levels of computer games MS-DOS Editor, a plain-text editor for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows Source code editor, for editing source code Text editor, for editing plain text Visual editor, an editing program that displays text on screen as it is edited Word processor, for producing and editing any sort of printable material WYSIWYG editor, for editing and visualizing formatted text or graphics XML editor, for editing XML data Other uses of editor The Editor, a 2014 Canadian black comedy giallo film The Editor (Doctor Who), a fictional character Editors (band), an English rock band SS Editor, an American cargo ship in service 1919-41 See also EDITED (company), a retail technology company based in London, England