Bare Bones Software Releases BBEdit 15.5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Bare Bones Software Releases BBEdit 15.5
Introduces New Workspaces System, New Support for macOS Writing Tools, FTPS, and Tons of Under-the-hood Performance Improvements
NORTH CHELMSFORD, Mass. – May 28, 2025 – Bare Bones Software today announced the release and immediate availability of BBEdit® 15.5, a significant feature update to the most recent version of its professional strength HTML and text editor.
BBEdit 15.5 introduces a useful new “Workspaces” system, new support for the macOS “Writing Tools” feature, FTPS, a new text transformation, enhanced Git user experience, and a massive pile of performance improvements and optimizations throughout.
BBEdit’s new support for the Writing Tools feature of the Apple Intelligence suite enables in-line summarization, proofreading and composition assistance when working with words. For working remotely, BBEdit 15.5 adds new support for FTPS (FTP protocol run over TLS), which enables the use of BBEdit’s convenient remote file editing and site deployment for customers whose remote FTP file services require transport security.
BBEdit’s new support for the Writing Tools feature of the Apple Intelligence suite enables in-line summarization, proofreading and composition assistance when working with words. For working remotely, BBEdit 15.5 adds new support for FTPS (FTP protocol run over TLS), which enables the use of BBEdit’s convenient remote file editing and site deployment for customers whose remote file services require FTP transport security.
A wide array of reworked internals, fine tuning and optimizations result in palpable performance improvements across multiple systems, particularly benefiting customers who use BBEdit to its strengths when editing large files and performing large-scale operations. A few examples include execution speed in multi-file search and replace, complicated Grep pattern searches, large-scale operations involving line analysis and computation, and a more efficient Markdown parser for very large files, among others.
A new “Strip Diacriticals” text transformation facilitates conversion of accented text into ASCII from the Text menu, Text Factories or scripted automation. In Markdown documents, headings are now indented according to their level and folded according to their structure. Several new Git navigation and function controls further enhance the user experience for customers who routinely employ BBEdit’s built-in Git support.
“For BBEdit 15.5 we’ve continued to build on the foundation that we introduced in BBEdit 15.0,” said Rich Siegel, founder and CEO of Bare Bones Software. “Overall we’ve added more value in this feature update than some tools put in major version releases. Not only have we included significant productivity enhancements like Workspaces, but we’ve also done a vast amount of work behind the scenes to improve BBEdit’s already legendary performance, incorporate support for new macOS features such as Writing Tools, and provide options for improved FTP connection security, among many other enhancements.”
BBEdit 15.5 also includes enhancements and refinements to existing features, and fixes for specific reported issues, and is a recommended and free update to all registered customers with BBEdit 15.
BBEdit 15.5 requires macOS Monterey (12.0) or later. Detailed information on all of the new features and changes in BBEdit 15 can be found at:
<https://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/notes-15.5.html>
BBEdit offers a generous evaluation model in which its full feature set is available for the first 30 days of use. At the end of the 30-day evaluation period, BBEdit will continue to run with a permanent feature set which includes its powerful editing capabilities, but not its web authoring tools or other exclusive features. BBEdit’s exclusive features may be re-enabled at any time with a purchased license.
For more information on BBEdit, or to download the software, please visit the company’s web site:
https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit
BBEdit: Power Tool for Text
BBEdit is the leading professional-strength text and code editor for the Mac. Crafted to serve the needs of writers, web authors, software developers, and everyone else who deals with text, this award-winning product provides a vast number of helpful features for editing, searching and manipulation of text. BBEdit enjoys legendary status for reliable, high-performance text transformation.
Pricing and Availability
BBEdit is available directly from Bare Bones Software or by subscription on the Mac App Store.
BBEdit 15 has a suggested retail price of US$59.99. Owners of BBEdit 14 can upgrade for US$29.99. Owners of BBEdit 13 or earlier can upgrade for US$39.99. New licenses and upgrades are available directly from the Bare Bones Software online store:
https://www.barebones.com/store
Prices listed do not include VAT or other applicable taxes, added at the time of purchase.
BBEdit is available as a subscription from the Mac App Store by subscribing in-app for US$4.99 per month, or US$49.99 per year.
For those who also want a t-shirt or an enamel pin, BBEdit merchandise is available from the Bare Bones Software merch shop at:
BBEdit 15 may be purchased directly from Bare Bones Software or numerous Macintosh software resellers. For a partial listing of domestic and international resellers, please visit:
<https://www.barebones.com/store/resellers>
Multi-user licenses are also available. For details please send email to <sales@barebones.com> or call (978) 251-0500.
About Bare Bones Software, Inc.
Bare Bones Software, Inc. develops leading-edge power tools for the Mac. The company’s passion for creating deeply functional software with a clean, effective interface has earned it devotion from Mac users worldwide, plus quite a few awards. For more information, visit https://www.barebones.com.
TextWrangler, Yojimbo and the Bare Bones Software logo are trademarks of, and BBEdit and “It doesn’t suck” are registered trademarks of Bare Bones Software, Inc. Copyright © 2025, all rights reserved. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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