BBEdit Testimonials

We say: “It doesn't suck.®” Here's what some of our devoted customers say:

  • Craig Hockenberry     CHOCK LOCK (Partner at The Iconfactory)

    https://iconfactory.com

    What do you do?

    I TYPE DUH

    (Like my alter ego, I type for a living. Some days it's making the web, some days it's making software, some days it's making books.)

    When did you start using BBEdit?

    AFTER MY SELECTRIC BUSTED

    (I have childhood memories of the first time I typed on an IBM Selectric, but I don't remember exactly when I first started using BBEdit. But I'd bet that it was preceded by the squawk of a 28.8Kbps modem.)

    What do you make? How does BBEdit help?

    TRUCK LOADS OF CASH LIKE EVERY ONE ELSE IN THE BIZ

    (Let's put it this way: BBEdit is open and running all day, every day. It would be easier to list the things I don't make with it — the last time I checked, it couldn't do financial spreadsheets.)

    Let's put it this way: BBEdit is open and running all day, every day. It would be easier to list the things I don't make with it.

    What's your favorite project that BBEdit has helped bring to life?

    CHOCK LOCK DOT COM OH WAIT THAT WAS VI

    (My favorite project is the secret one I'm working on now. My second favorite is the last one I worked on: linea-app.com. The important thing is that BBEdit makes every project enjoyable. It's rare these days to have a piece of software that never gets in the way of the task at hand.)

    Which feature is your favorite?

    TEXT CHANGE CASE AND THEN THE ONE AT THE TOP

    (BBEdit is rock solid. After you quit, it restarts in exactly the same state you left it. And I can't remember the last time it crashed unexpectedly. Behind this reliability is every feature you could ever imagine for manipulating text — including THE IMPORTANT ONE.)