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Bare Bones Software makes BBEdit, a text and HTML editor for macOS aimed at writers, web authors and software developers. It handles prose, source code and structured text, with grep search, multi-file find and replace, syntax coloring for many languages, Git and Subversion integration, and scripting through AppleScript and Unix tools.

Facts at a glance

FactValueSource
CompanyBare Bones Software, Inc., North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USAbarebones.com/company/index.html, checked 5 Nov 2026
Launched1993. Company founded in May 1993barebones.com/company/index.html, checked 5 Nov 2026
Free planFreemium: a free plan existsbarebones.com/products/bbedit/index.html, checked 5 Nov 2026
Free trial30 daysbarebones.com/products/bbedit/index.html, checked 5 Nov 2026
Starting price$59.99 one-timebarebones.com/store/index.html, checked 5 Nov 2026
PlatformsmacOSbarebones.com/store/index.html, checked 5 Nov 2026

Pricing & plans

Pricing

Free plan · paid from $59.99 one-time

USD, no commitment

Model

Freemium

Free plan available

Trial

Yes

30 days

  • Free mode starts once the 30-day evaluation ends

  • Exclusive features switch off until a license or subscription is bought

  • No nag screens or interruptions in free mode

  • Price shown is for BBEdit 16, the company's main product; upgrades from earlier versions cost $29.99 to $39.99

Source: barebones.com/store/index.html, checked 5 Nov 2026

Features & platforms

  • Grep pattern matching

  • Find and replace across multiple files

  • Git and Subversion integration

  • FTP and SFTP open and save

  • Syntax coloring and code folding

  • AppleScript and Unix scripting support

  • macOS

Sources: barebones.com/products/bbedit/index.html, barebones.com/store/index.html, checked 5 Nov 2026

Alternatives

Sources: sublimehq.com/store/text, nova.app/buy, code.visualstudio.com/download

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