Like its big sibling, TextWrangler is beloved by programmers and other geeks because of its rich feature set for working with code. TextWrangler is essentially a “lite” version of Bare Bones’ $99 flagship program, BBEdit, and just as BBEdit has improved dramatically since 2005, so has TextWrangler. Macworld’s previous review of TextWrangler, covering version 2.0, was nearly six years ago. (One limitation of a text editor is that it works only with plain-text files, not with styled text.) A text editor is a program for inputting and manipulating text, working with big text files, and making changes across multiple files at once, and TextWrangler is a shining example of the genre.
But TextEdit is really a simple word processor-an app for typing and styling text. And it’s just fine for tasks such as reading the release notes for an application or creating gently formatted documents.
BARE BONES TEXTWRANGLER MAC OS
“Doesn’t a free text editor come with Mac OS X? You know, the one called TextEdit?” Well, yes, that program does exist. Even better, it’s free for the downloading, either from the Mac App Store or directly from the Bare Bones Website. When that happens, you’ll be glad you can turn to Bare Bones Software’s TextWrangler ( Mac App Store link), which handles these tasks-and many more-with aplomb. Sooner or later, you’re going to be faced with a job that requires you to clean up one or more huge text files, sort hundreds of lines of text, or eliminate the duplicates in a list.
Everyone needs a really good text editor.
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