BBEdit 15
Our old text-editing stalwart just got another excellent update
$59.99 (about £60); upgrades from $29.99 (about £30) FROM barebones.com NEEDS macOS 11 or later
BBEdit is efficient and configurable for everything from programming to prose
Let’s save time: BBEdit still doesn’t suck. The creator’s playful slogan L as ever downplays the sheer quality of the app, which remains essential for anyone who works with text.
If you’re a newcomer, you’ll find BBEdit is efficient and configurable for everything from programming to prose. It won’t blink when you open colossal files. And there are superb tools for chewing through comparisons and changes. Even if it’s not your daily driver for writing or coding, it’ll quickly become a vital part of your text-wrangling toolkit.