BBEdit Support Home

Updates

• BBEdit Updates – Keep your installation up to date with the latest improvements and fixes for reported problems. Note: If you purchased BBEdit from the Mac App Store, please use the “App Store” application to download and install updates.

• Command-Line Tools Installer – Copies of BBEdit purchased from the Mac App Store do not include the bbedit, bbdiff, and bbfind command-line tools, in order to comply with Apple’s submission guidelines. We have prepared a stand-alone installer which you can download here

• Authenticated Save Support – Copies of BBEdit purchased from the Mac App Store are not able to save files that you don’t ordinarily have permission to modify, in order to comply with Apple’s submission guidelines. A solution is available.

• Current Release Notes – Learn what new features and changes are available in the latest update. (For details on previous versions, see the Release Notes Archive.)

Documentation

• User Manual – BBEdit’s PDF manual provides a complete reference to all its commands and options. You can download the manual now, or open it from within BBEdit at any time by choosing “User Manual” from the Help menu.

• BBEdit Tutorial – If you’re new to BBEdit and aren’t sure where to start, just download this disk image which contains the tutorial in PDF format (along with sample files): Tutorial Package

• Take Control of BBEdit ebook – This in-depth title from Take Control Books covers using BBEdit 10 to accomplish real-world tasks in three main areas: text processing, creating and modifying HTML documents and websites, and managing information with projects.

• Codeless Language Module reference – contains information on how to extend BBEdit’s syntax coloring and function navigation support.

Other Resources

• Frequently Asked Questions – Answers to the most frequently asked questions about BBEdit can be found here.

• Mac App Store FAQ – Answers to frequently asked questions involving the Mac App Store can be found here.

• Instructional Videos – Our YouTube channel contains a collection of short videos that demonstrate special features or techniques.

• Clippings Library – Download useful clippings sets, or get the updated factory default clippings from the latest version of BBEdit.

• Language Module Library – Explore and download useful language modules and other add-ons.

• Developer Information – Information and documentation covering how to implement an “Edit in BBEdit” command in your own application, or how to produce language modules for use with BBEdit (and TextWrangler).

• Bare Bones Bookshelf – A compilation of books which we have found very useful. Covers everything from HTML to Perl to AppleScript to Macintosh programming.

• QuickTime embed Tag Migration Script – Easily convert QuickTime Object-Embed tags to JavaScript calls

• BBEdit Extras wiki – Lots of useful tips, scripts, color schemes, and more. (This is a community-maintained resource, and is not an official publication of Bare Bones Software.)

• Idol Hands: BBEdit on Rails: – Information and tips to help Ruby on Rails users benefit from BBEdit, including a BBRails Toolkit which integrates BBEdit with a number of command-line tools and puts common tasks only a menu-click or keyboard shortcut away.