BBEdit 4+

Legendary text and code editor

Bare Bones Software, Inc.

    • 4.1 • 245 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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Description

BBEdit is the leading professional text, code, and markup editor for the Macintosh.

As the "go to" tool for web site designers, web application developers, writers, and software developers, this award-winning product provides an abundance of high-performance features for editing, searching, and manipulation of text, code, and HTML/XML markup.

As a replacement for TextWrangler, BBEdit is built by the same developers, using the same award-winning technology, and is identical to TextWrangler in every way you're used to. BBEdit is Apple Silicon native, and compatible with macOS Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, and Ventura.

An intelligent interface provides easy access to BBEdit’s best-of-class features, including: grep pattern matching; search and replace across multiple files; project definition tools; function navigation and syntax coloring for numerous source code languages; code folding; FTP and SFTP open and save; AppleScript, Automator, and Shortcuts support; Unix scripting support; text and code completion; a complete set of robust HTML tools; and more.

BBEdit offers a 30-day evaluation period (beginning the first time you use it on your computer), during which its full feature set is available.

During the evaluation period, BBEdit is fully functional. After the evaluation period has expired, you can continue to use BBEdit for free, forever, with no nag screens or unsolicited interruptions.

In “free mode”, BBEdit provides a modified set of features, which incorporates a powerful set of core features. Using BBEdit in free mode costs you nothing, while providing an upgrade path to advanced features and capabilities.

To enable BBEdit’s advanced features after the evaluation period is over, you will need to have an active BBEdit subscription. Subscriptions are available on either a monthly or annual basis.

An active subscription gives you access to all of BBEdit’s advanced features, including any new features that we introduce during updates or major upgrades, for as long as the subscription is in good standing.

Please see our comparison chart for a detailed listing of which advanced features are available with a subscription.

Subscription terms and conditions:

We do not collect any data from your use of BBEdit, whether or not a subscription is in effect.

Your interactions with BBEdit and with Bare Bones Software, Inc. are protected by our privacy policy.

Your use of BBEdit is governed by the terms of its end-user license.

When you purchase a subscription, payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon confirmation of purchase.

Your subscription will renew automatically, unless you cancel your subscription at least 24 hours prior to the end of the currently active subscription period. Your iTunes Account will be charged for the renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the currently active subscription period, and your account history will reflect the cost of the renewal.

You can manage your subscription and cancel automatic renewal by going to your "Manage my Subscriptions" page after purchase.

Purchasing a subscription will permanently end your evaluation period, and forfeits any unused portion of the evaluation period, if applicable.

For the full text of the BBEdit end user license for Mac App Store customers, please visit this page on our web site: https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/appstore/terms.html

What’s New

Version 15.1.3

BBEdit 15.1.3 is a free and recommended update for all BBEdit 15 customers. This update includes assorted performance, stability, and correctness improvements as well as changes to address customer-reported symptoms.

As always, complete details are available in the change notes, available via BBEdit's "Help" menu.

BBEdit 15 is a major upgrade, which includes a variety of new features, internal improvements, and refinements. Leading the list are: AI chat worksheets; significant interface refinements in the Projects feature; a minimap to improve navigation; Cheat Sheets for Markdown and Clippings placeholders, with a model for creating and adding your own cheat sheets; a Grep-based "Text Merge" command for advanced text processing; refinements and improvements to the built-in Git support; live validation of Grep patterns in the Find and Multi-File Search windows; an overhauled interface in the Text Factory editor; accessibility improvements; and much much more.

Ratings and Reviews

4.1 out of 5
245 Ratings

245 Ratings

JLM Media ,

Great Editor, Not Great Subscription

Do not get me wrong, this is a sweet editor. It is quite seriously the best editor I've ever used. The reason I do not give this app five stars is because of the not-great subscription method. It would have been nice if there were several subscription options (like Basic, Plus, and Pro, or even a one-time purchase option). Instead, there's only monthly and yearly subscription methods. There are several features that I would like to have inside of the subscription, but I'd be paying for several other features that I would never use! The subscription method is a bummer to me.
Now, besides that, the editor itself is beyond awesome! I love how it colors text to show commands, general texts, etc. I love the UI, it makes editing way faster, especially when it highlights the line I'm working on. I like how it can tap into ChatGPT (though I personally do not use AI when writing scripts), I'm sure this is great for some people. Overall, great program!
In conclusion, I am very happy with this editor, and I would recomend it to others.

JkTuff ,

Favorite editor, back to 5 stars if licensing fixed!

I love this editor. I've been using it for over 15 years. Tried VS free edition, came back, tried Atom, came back. This new licensing method has become a huge pain. I've got to have access to the app store to use all features, and I'm tied to the app store if I want to continue using this, and I have to keep paying you a subscription even though my old version that I had a fixed license for does everything that I need?? Apparently you've forgotten, and foresaken your early adopters.

Developer Response ,

Thanks for your comments! Please note:

- you are not "tied to the app store" if you want to use BBEdit. You are welcome to download and install BBEdit from our web site.

- you do not have to "keep paying a subscription"; we offer a perpetual license which is valid for the version you purchased — we're just not able to do it here in the Mac App Store.

- as a long-time BBEdit customer (which we appreciate, make no mistake), you probably have a BBEdit license from before the Mac App Store existed. If so you're eligible for discounted upgrade pricing to the current direct-download version. Please write to us at "sales@barebones.com" and we will be happy to help.

orangekay ,

Lost touch with reality decades ago

BBEdit was incredible back in the days when WebSTAR and Dreamweaver were still a thing and for many, many years I could not imagine living without it. These days, it's a far cry from adequacy as a web development tool. From its anemic syntax highlighting options to its flat out lack of support for any language newer than Markdown, this application is a dinosaur that appeals primarily to nostalgic sorts who don't actually build websites for a living. I mean, if you look at BareBones' site for BBEdit right now you'll find most of the links 404, even the one that says it'll tell you "What's new in 12." They're probably the only people in the world still cowboy coding right on an SFTP server anymore and it shows.

The sole reason I continue to keep it on my hard drive is the "Zap Gremlins" feature. It's wonderful and no modern editor has anything quite as simple or effective. Thank goodness I can have that for free.

App Privacy

The developer, Bare Bones Software, Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

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