BBEdit is the leading professional HTML and text editor for macOS.
TextWrangler is now BBEdit — and still free! It's time to switch.
TextWrangler was an all-purpose text and code editor for macOS, based on the same award-winning technology and user interface as BBEdit, our leading professional HTML and text editor.
If you are an existing TextWrangler customer, it’s time to switch to BBEdit.
✅ Familiar
✅ Free
✅ Forever
✅ No Nagging!
Familiar
We promise that you will feel right at home, because BBEdit and TextWrangler are identical in every way that you’re used to. They’re built on the same foundation, by the same developers, with the same care; and they work the same way.
Here’s what TextWrangler looks like:
And here’s what BBEdit looks like:
See the resemblance? (BBEdit looks a lot better on those high-resolution Retina displays, too.)
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Free
Like TextWrangler, BBEdit is free to download and use. There’s a set of advanced features that you can pay for — if you want to. But you’re not required to pay anything if TextWrangler has been doing the job for you.
When you start using BBEdit, there’s a 30-day period during which you can use all of BBEdit’s advanced features. When that period ends, BBEdit goes into “Free Mode”, in which it offers all of the features that TextWrangler had — and then some — at no charge.
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Forever
Since we first released BBEdit in 1991, we’ve been committed to providing a first-class free text editor for Mac users. We have not wavered in this commitment, nor will we.
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No nagging!
If you decide to use BBEdit in Free Mode, we promise: no splash screens, no unsolicited interruptions. Ever. Just like TextWrangler.
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Questions?
We know it’s a big change, and you probably have questions. We have answers.
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How do I get BBEdit?
Download BBEdit here. (BBEdit is only available as an electronic download. Its license agreement is available here.)
If you already have BBEdit and would like to update to the latest version, please go to our updates page.
You can also get BBEdit from the Mac App Store. You can read more about BBEdit in the Mac App Store here.
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TextWrangler is the mother of all free text editors for Mac OS X. It is made by Bare Bones Software, and is currently on version 2.3. It is a beautiful text editor for web development. I prefer using this rather than some high end web development Mac applications. You can find out more about TextWrangler at the official homepage…
http://www.barebones.com/products/TextWrangler/index.html
What does it look like?
It features a beautiful user interface (like most mac apps). There is a nice menu that has many icons with configrable options. There is also a drawer at the side that displays all the current files open. TextWrangler can open basically any type of file. Its user interface make it very easy to use for the average web developer.
How to use the application?
The main top bar of the application has many useful icons / menus.
If you click the pencil icon it locks the file you are currently editing. The next icon looks like a text switch. If you click this it reveals a submenu that has many useful options. This includes to show the page guide, show tab stops and also show line numbers.
If you click the next “i” icon (information), then it displays a small box containing information about the file you are currently editing. It shows you how many characters your file contains, how many words, lines and also pages.
The next icon is a small icon of the actual file type. If you click this it will open up a new finder window and show you where the file you are editing is located.
Last but not least is the drawer icon. If you click this is will slide in the drawer which shows you all the current files you have open to edit. Click the drawer icon again and the drawer will slide back in, simple.
What are the options to configure the app?
There are many options for configuring the TextWrangler Application. You can edit text colours, FTP settings, languages and many more options.
In conclusion…
In conclusion I think this is a brilliant Mac app. Its very fast and easy to use, and best of all, its free to download and use! It looks very nice aswell! All the code you are editing is highlighted in different colours to make it stand out and make editing easier. The application itself lets the user edit many different file types such as CSS stylesheets, HTML pages, PHP files and many many more. Its a brilliant web development app.
All in all, WebDesignDev gives TextWrangler a nice 4 star rating. If it had a few more features, then it would surely make it a full 5 star, but im sure it wouldn’t then be free.