In 1998 bbedit 5.0 cost $120 usd. Adjusted for inflation that would be about $245 usd.
Today an individual license costs $60.
Wild how software pricing and sales models have changed, and good on bare bones for staying away from subscription pricing.
kstrauser [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I use Zed more now, but BBEdit's still pretty great. I love, love, LOVE that I can extend it with shell scripts or Python tools or Rust apps or whatever else I have laying around. Sometimes I don't want to write a whole plugin, let alone in JavaScript or whatever. I just want to say "process this text with this tool" and have it work. BBEdit's second to none for that.
LeoPanthera [3 hidden]5 mins ago
My search for a "just a text editor" ended with "CotEdit". It's Mac native, not Electron, and supports both RTL and vertical text. All I could ever want.
classichasclass [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Proud user since the classic Mac OS days (anyone else remember the OpenDoc version?), and it's still a solid editor at a good price.
sigzero [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Same. Recently moved to Windows (blah) but if I move back, that's a purchase for me.
Cassell [3 hidden]5 mins ago
TextWrangler!
headwayoldest [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I have used and loved Barebones stuff in the past, but strikes me as odd they're still advertising Yojimbo on their main page. It was fantastic, but has been abandoned for quite some time.
sharkjacobs [3 hidden]5 mins ago
It's supported for Tahoe. It's still good functional software and this is the ideal right? They're selling finished software for a flat price without needing a subscription model to support continued development.
kstrauser [3 hidden]5 mins ago
You were downvoted but right. The changelog[0] shows that the current minor version (4.6) came out in 2020, and its only had 3 bugfix releases since then, most recently in 2023. A lot has changed since 2020, so this doesn't know about the major iCloud updates, or Apple Intelligence, or UI changes (not just talking about Liquid Glass either).
None of those things imply that it's broken or unusable. Still, it means it's going to feel like a dated app and that's not fun.
> so this doesn't know about the major iCloud updates, or Apple Intelligence, or UI changes
I'm not familiar with macOS: Why would an application need to be updated for any of these? Were the existing APIs insufficient to integrate these?
_HMCB_ [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Love to see this app trending on HN.
steviedotboston [3 hidden]5 mins ago
Love BBEdit!
gnerd00 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
So great to see this -- the last version of BBedit I paid for is the gold standard for me, for editors... I mean compared to twenty other editors of various kinds on desktop Linux and elsewhere..
jfb [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I wonder if it will ever get emacs tabs.
marcelox86 [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I use emacs but I don't know what you're referring to. Can you enlighten me please
k33n [3 hidden]5 mins ago
I think maybe he meant chords.
ndegruchy [3 hidden]5 mins ago
> Support for vi keyboard emulation, for basic navigation and editing;
I'm sure some people will like this update, but it's a big meh for me. I'll wait for some further updates to upgrade.
HN.zip
Today an individual license costs $60.
Wild how software pricing and sales models have changed, and good on bare bones for staying away from subscription pricing.
None of those things imply that it's broken or unusable. Still, it means it's going to feel like a dated app and that's not fun.
[0]https://www.barebones.com/support/yojimbo/archived_notes.htm...
I'm not familiar with macOS: Why would an application need to be updated for any of these? Were the existing APIs insufficient to integrate these?
I'm sure some people will like this update, but it's a big meh for me. I'll wait for some further updates to upgrade.