bbedit ☆

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Description:
Text, code, and markup editor

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 15.5.4@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @bbedit | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: editor text-editor developer-tools productivity macos

Install: brew install --cask bbedit

About:
BBEdit is a professional-grade text and code editor for macOS, renowned for its robust feature set and stability. It offers powerful tools for software developers and writers, including advanced search and replace, syntax highlighting, and seamless integration with command-line tools. Its focus on performance and text manipulation makes it ideal for complex editing tasks.

Key Features:

Clippings for managing frequently used text snippets
Live preview for Markdown and other markup languages
Powerful grep-based search and replace across multiple files
Integrated source control management (Git, SVN) support
Extensive AppleScript support for automation

Use Cases:

Software development and programming in various languages
Authoring and editing technical documentation or markup
System administration and log file analysis
Data cleaning and manipulation with advanced text tools

Alternatives:

VS Code – Free, open-source, and highly extensible with a vast plugin ecosystem.
Sublime Text – Known for its speed, 'Goto Anything' feature, and multiple cursors.
TextMate – Lightweight and flexible, credited with popularizing many modern editor features.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 9, 2025 3:40pm	15.5.3	0	VERSION_BUMP	fcea28be