Review:
Textwrangler
overall review score: 4
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TextWrangler was a free text editor developed by Bare Bones Software for macOS. It offered robust features suitable for programmers, web developers, and casual users, including syntax highlighting, search and replace capabilities, and support for multiple file formats. It served as a powerful alternative to standard text editors, enabling efficient code editing and text management.
Key Features
- Syntax highlighting for multiple programming languages
- Advanced find and replace with regular expressions
- Support for large files
- Integration with Unix commands via Terminal
- Customizable interface and scripting options
- Tabbed document interface
- FTP/SFTP integration for remote editing
Pros
- Free and lightweight, with powerful features
- Highly customizable interface to suit user preferences
- Supports syntax highlighting for various coding languages
- Efficient handling of large files
- Provides advanced search and replace functionalities
Cons
- No longer actively developed or officially supported (discontinued)
- Lacks some modern UI enhancements found in newer editors
- Limited collaboration features compared to cloud-based editors
- Only available for macOS, restricting cross-platform use