TextWrangler for Mac

TextWrangler for Mac 5.5.2

Mac / Bare Bones Software / 190895 / Full spec
Description

TextWrangler for Mac is a powerful and versatile text editor that allows users to compose, modify, and transform text stored in plain-text files. This productivity software is designed to meet the needs of programmers, Unix and server administrators, as well as anyone who works with large amounts of text on a regular basis.

With its rich set of features and intuitive interface, TextWrangler makes it easy to work with plain-text files of any size or complexity. Whether you're writing code, editing configuration files, or simply working with large blocks of text data, this software has everything you need to get the job done quickly and efficiently.

One of the key strengths of TextWrangler is its flexibility. This general purpose text editor can be customized to suit your specific needs by adding plugins or creating custom scripts using AppleScript or Unix shell commands. This means that you can tailor the software to your workflow and make it work exactly how you want it to.

In addition to its customization options, TextWrangler also includes a wide range of built-in tools for manipulating text data. These include powerful search-and-replace functions that allow you to find and replace specific words or phrases across multiple files at once. You can also use regular expressions (regex) for more advanced search-and-replace operations.

Another useful feature in TextWrangler is its ability to handle multiple documents at once using tabs. This makes it easy to switch between different files without having multiple windows open on your desktop. You can also split the screen horizontally or vertically so that you can view two different parts of the same document side-by-side.

For programmers specifically, TextWrangler includes syntax highlighting for over 50 programming languages including C++, Java, Python, Ruby on Rails and more! It also supports auto-indentation which helps keep code organized while typing out new lines!

Unix administrators will appreciate TextWrangler's support for remote file editing via FTP/SFTP/SCP protocols which allows them access their servers from anywhere in order edit configuration files directly from their local machine!

Overall, if you're looking for a powerful yet flexible tool for working with plain-text files on your Mac computer then look no further than TextWrangler! With its rich set of features and intuitive interface this productivity software has everything you need whether you're a programmer looking for an advanced code editor or just someone who works with large amounts of text data on a regular basis!

Review

If BBEdit is a time-honored king among text editors, then TextWrangler is a worthy prince -- always a short step behind BBEdit in features, but also always (amazingly) free. If you're looking for a word processor (i.e., something to create pretty or specially formatted documents), look elsewhere. But if you need to edit, search, and transform text and HTML, TextWrangler is a well-oiled and efficiently designed machine.

TextWrangler 4 catches this app up with Mac OS X Lion with an updated interface and preferences, as well as features like full-screen mode. This update also brings in many of the cool new features of BBEdit 10, such as the iTunes-like document bar and more options for syntax coloring. (Note that TextWrangler 4 will only run on OS X 10.6 and later.) We get the more-robust search capabilities of recent versions of BBEdit, too, and you can even search inside compressed files.

As always, TextWrangler comes packed with tons of developer-specific tools across multiple programming languages, and developers will love the ability to make easy (and now even more streamlined) use of scripts (Automator, AppleScripts, and Unix), differencing and merging, text folding, and regex-based replacing. In fact, devs may love TextWrangler so much, they just might end up springing for the full package of BBEdit, with its more-advanced features and authoring capabilities. For everyone else, TextWrangler remains a powerful tool and a terrific value.

Full spec
Publisher Bare Bones Software
Publisher site http://www.barebones.com/
Release date 2016-12-08
Date added 2016-12-08
Category Productivity Software
Sub category Text Editing Software
Version 5.5.2
Os requirements Mac OS X 10.11, Mac OS X 10.9, Mac OS X 10.10, Mac OS X 10.8, Macintosh, macOSX (deprecated)
Requirements None
Price Free
Downloads per week 19
Total downloads 190895

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