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BBEdit is a high-performance HTML and text editor for the Macintosh.

It is designed and crafted for the editing,searching, transformation, and manipulation of text.

BBEdit provides an array of general-purpose features which are useful for a wide variety of tasks, and includes many features which have been specifically developed in response tothe needs of Web authors and software developers.

Features:

· Complete set of HTML Tools - for fast, easy, and correct markup. Supports current standards including HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0 and 1.1, and WML 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3
· Innovative "Text Factory" feature for automating the application of multiple text transformations across multiple files or folders, without scripting or programming
· Syntax coloring and function navigation for nearly two dozen languages, plus an extensible architecture for adding your own
· Flexible 'grep' style pattern-based search and replace based on PCRE
· Advanced file filtering for multi-file search and replace including filtering based on file contents
· Documents Drawer and Navigation Bar to open multiple documents into a single window, and then switch between them quickly and easily
· Powerful Glossary - store and insert frequently-used text items
· Advanced Unix scripting on Mac OS X with built-in Perl, Python, and shell scripting support
· Enhanced Unicode support - work easily with documents written in multiple languages and text encodings
· Authenticated saves
· Built-in text transformations for text formatting and cleanup
· Integrated access to Perforce, Subversion, and CVS
· Transparently handles DOS/Windows, Unix, and Unicode (UTF-8 and UTF-16) text files
· "bbedit" command-line tool
· Unique "Shell Worksheets" provide Mac OS X Unix power with Macintosh style
· Advanced AppleScript, Perl, and Mac OS X Unix scripting support
· Built-in FTP and SFTP support to manage files on remote servers
· File Groups to work with related files in a project
· Integrated spelling checker
· Integration with Macromedia Dreamweaver
· Automator support
· And more!

What's new in BBEdit 8.7?

· 'Code Folding'—collapse ranges of text (as determined automatically on a per-language basis; you may also manually select a range of text to be folded)
· Clippings—previously known as "the Glossary", Clippings provide an easy way to capture and re-use frequently needed bits of text. Placeholders and embedded script invocation make it easier to add automation and 'smarts'. A new Clippings menu and improved 'Insert Clipping' command provide quick access to your existing clippings and easy creation of new clippings
· Preferences—Revised and simplified, now with searching ability.
· Language Support—Now with built-in syntax coloring and function navigation for Ruby, YAML, and SQL source files; improved JavaScript function navigation including anonymous-function support; set editing and display options on a per-language basis.
· More than a hundred and sixty improvements and enhancements in all, including numerous user interface refinements
· Much, much more: what's new in BBEdit 8.7!
· Even a new application icon!