BBEdit Returns To the Mac App Store (barebones.com) 22
Bare Bones Software this week announced the return of BBEdit, a popular text, code, and markup editor, to the Mac App Store after a nearly five year hiatus. Bare Bones Software: When the Mac App Store debuted in 2011, BBEdit was one of its first products available for sale. However, due to technical and business constraints we encountered in the store, we decided to withdraw BBEdit from the Mac App Store in 2014. Following BBEdit's exit from the Mac App Store, we had many conversations with our customers, and with Apple, regarding the issues that we had encountered with the store. In the spring of 2018, Bare Bones and Apple announced that, subsequent to the release of macOS Mojave (10.14) and the accompanying refresh of the Mac App Store, BBEdit would be returning to the store.
This was made possible by changes to the OS itself which allow Mac App Store versions of BBEdit to function to their fullest extent while complying with Mac App Store rules; as well as changes to the Mac App Store business mechanics which make it possible for us to distribute our software through the Mac App Store as part of a sustainable business model. A limited features version of BBEdit is free to download and use, while the suite with all the features is priced at $3.99 a month or $39.99 a year. BBEdit remains available on a perpetual license basis for $49.99 via Bare Bones Software's online store and at participating resellers.
Further reading: The Old Guard of Mac Indy Apps Has Thrived For More Than 25 Years.
This was made possible by changes to the OS itself which allow Mac App Store versions of BBEdit to function to their fullest extent while complying with Mac App Store rules; as well as changes to the Mac App Store business mechanics which make it possible for us to distribute our software through the Mac App Store as part of a sustainable business model. A limited features version of BBEdit is free to download and use, while the suite with all the features is priced at $3.99 a month or $39.99 a year. BBEdit remains available on a perpetual license basis for $49.99 via Bare Bones Software's online store and at participating resellers.
Further reading: The Old Guard of Mac Indy Apps Has Thrived For More Than 25 Years.
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I know, right? That's something people would actually get PAID for!
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VS Code is great, free, so why not use it?
Because it uses Electron, and the employer has declined the RAM upgrade required to run multiple applications that use Electron without thrashing swap.
What isn't proprietary? (Score:3)
Which operating system with a GUI and installable apps marketed to residential end users isn't proprietary? Windows is proprietary, macOS is proprietary, iOS is proprietary, Android has been gradually moving functionality out of AOSP which is free and into Google Play Services which is proprietary, and video game consoles are definitely proprietary.
Still using TextWrangler (Score:3)
I'm still using the free TextWrangler from Bare Bones. It works fine for me on High Sierra even though Bare Bons says
If you are an existing TextWrangler customer, it’s time to switch to BBEdit. We promise that you will feel right at home, because the two products are identical in every way that you’re used to. And you still don’t have to pay anything, unless you want to support us by buying a license.
TextWrangler is not compatible with macOS 10.13 (High Sierra). Please install and use BBEdit instead.
Of course my MacBook pro can't do Mojave, so that's another reason for sticking with TW as according to MacRumors
The Mac App Store version requires macOS Mojave 10.14.2 or later, while the direct version requires macOS Sierra 10.12.6 or later.
And I just checked the App Store and thankfully it won't let me download BBEdit.
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Yep, me too on High Sierra 10.13.6 - I also quite like BlueFish but I usually run that on my Mac under an X session off of a Debian box.
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I had the old App Store version, and when this happened, the people at BareBones only asked me to send a copy of my receipt (which I could still download from the App Store) and they sent me a license for the stand-alone version, no muss, no fuss. I also recall that this process was clearly spelled out right on the front page of their website.
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It's bitztream the autism-hating, custom EpiPen-hating, Musk-hating, Qualcomm-hating, Firefox tabs-hating, Slashdot editors-hating Slashdot troll!
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VSCode is better now (Score:3)
BBEdit was great for its era, but I use other editors now. VSCode, for this formerly anti-Microsoft nerd, has been excellent.
It's not just back... (Score:2)
It's not just back, it is all over the front page of the app store. Right now, 3 out of the 5 panels on my front page are glowing recommendations of BBEdit.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/KCQ5... [app.goo.gl]
A bit late now, unless ... (Score:1)
... unless it's as useful as vscode, or sublime, or atom.
I'm not sure of the history, but for me, sublime was a game changer and then I adopted VSCode and haven't looked back.
I'm unconvinced BBEdit will ever be able to catch up to editors such as this, as there's such a vast ecosystem of quality third party plugins to cover pretty much every need.
I'll give it a whirl again though, for old times sake...