# BBEdit Alternative for Mac: An App Like BBEdit

Canonical page: https://macbase.app/alternatives/bbedit

Long-running Mac text and code editor with strong search, text processing and scripting.

BBEdit can be used for free without its extra features, which unlock with a paid license. Alternatives include editors with built-in language smarts and debugging, cross-platform editors with plugins, and fast open-source editors.

- Made by Bare Bones Software, Inc.
- Website: https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit
- Mac App Store: https://apps.apple.com/app/id404009241

## Mac apps people use instead of BBEdit for developer tools

- [Gander](https://macbase.app/apps/gander): One Quick Look app for every file a developer opens ($1.99, Developer Tools, Apple silicon, macOS 15 Sequoia or later, in English, Spanish, French and 4 more languages)

More: [every alternatives page](https://macbase.app/alternatives).