BBEdit
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
4recommend
0warn against
Apr 22, 2026first mention
Oct 7, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“look at a product like BBEdit and adopt their freemium model”
“been using this since System 7. Still doesn't suck.”
long-time Mac useron “Ask HN: What software feels exceptionally polished?”
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“BBEdit's still pretty great. I love, love, LOVE that I can extend it with shell scripts or Python tools or Rust apps”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
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Data: bbedit.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 8
“a few well-known brands like BBEdit”
“look at a product like BBEdit and adopt their freemium model”
“I alternate between BBEdit and Emacs as my daily driver”
“been using this since System 7. Still doesn't suck.”
“I use BBEdit all day every day”
“Happily paid for every update for years, even when I used Emacs, I kept BBedit in reach.”
“BBEdit's still pretty great. I love, love, LOVE that I can extend it with shell scripts or Python tools or Rust apps”
“I also replaced BBEdit by installing Neovide”