BBEdit is a professional text and code editor for Mac, from Bare Bones Software. It is built for writers, web authors, and software developers, with many features for editing, searching, and changing prose, source code, and other text data. You can use every feature free for 30 days, and after that BBEdit keeps working in Free Mode, with no nag screens, for free forever.

Key Features

• Powerful Search: Use grep pattern matching, and search and replace across many files at once.
• Project Tools: Define projects and move around your code with function navigation.
• Syntax Coloring and Code Folding: Syntax coloring for many programming languages, plus code folding to hide parts of a file you are not working on.
• Text and Code Completion: Finish words and code faster with built-in completion.
• HTML Tools: A complete set of HTML markup tools for web authors.
• Git and Subversion: Work with version control from inside the editor.
• FTP and SFTP: Open and save files directly on a server.
• Scripting: Automate your work with AppleScript and macOS Unix scripting support.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Is BBEdit free?

Partly. BBEdit gives you all of its features free for 30 days. After that, it keeps working in Free Mode with no nag screens, for free forever. You can turn the exclusive features back on any time by buying a license or subscribing in the Mac App Store.

How much does BBEdit cost?

BBEdit 16 has a suggested price of $59.99 for a license bought directly from Bare Bones Software. In the Mac App Store, it is a subscription of $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year. Owners of older versions can upgrade at a lower price.

What macOS version does BBEdit need?

BBEdit 16 needs macOS 14.0 or later, and it is a universal app that runs on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs.

What happens after the 30-day trial?

BBEdit does not stop working. It moves to Free Mode, and you can keep editing without interruptions. Some advanced features turn off until you buy a license or subscribe.

Is BBEdit good for HTML and web work?

Yes. BBEdit includes a complete set of HTML markup tools, along with syntax coloring, search and replace across files, and FTP and SFTP support for working on web servers.

Can I use BBEdit with the command line?

Yes. BBEdit supports AppleScript and macOS Unix scripting, so it fits well with terminal apps such as iTerm2 and Ghostty.