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TextMate

The Missing Text Editor for Mac OS X.

Whether you are a programmer or a designer, the production of code and markup is hard work. Without an editor dedicated to the task, it is also often cumbersome, overwhelming, and repetitive. Especially when you are dealing with a lot of files at once — like most projects do. TextMate puts you back in control, reduces the mental overhead, and turns manual work into something the computer does.

Created by a closet UNIX geek who was lured to the Mac platform by its ease of use and elegance, TextMate has been referred to as the culmination of Emacs and OS X and has resulted in countless requests for both a Windows and Linux port, but TextMate remains exclusive for the Mac, and that is how we like it!

TextMate is not an IDE but by using its powerful snippets, macros, and unique scoping system, it can often provide features that even a language specific IDE lacks. It has enough project management features to keep most users happy, but is otherwise kept lightweight with a clean and minimalistic GUI.

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nhurtley says:

The most important aspect of Textmate is that stays out of your way.

I love it.

posted Nov 30

BR Interactive says:

textmate gets it done.

posted Sep 17

micah micah says:

I don't think I've ever been so excited about an app.

posted Jul 25

Poncho says:

Ah, TextMate. If all 3rd party applications bar TextMate, Transmit & Firefox were wiped from my Mac, I could still work at full capacity. That's all I need to get the majority of my work done, pure class :)

Where would I be without it? Probably shaking and wimpering under my desk, cursing Dreamweaver between grunts :(

posted May 28

Monika says:

We have some saucy TextMate vs BBEdit battles at work. I guess you can figure out which side I'm on since I'm here.

posted Mar 30

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Tyson says:

What kind of argument could you even make for BBEdit? Umm...docksend via keystroke....what? BBEdit i5 4 n008z!
skEdit is the only other editor that has things I wish for TextMate.

posted May 1

Floris says:

Textmate is really cool, one of the first apps I purchased when I got the mac pro :)

posted Mar 15

[gb] Studio says:

textmate is hot

posted Mar 14

dryan says:

So I assume that many of you are designers and developers of some sort. I just launched a new site that is excerpts of some of the funniest project briefs I've been running across on the freelance job boards. http://bestdesignbriefs.com if you want to check it out.

posted Mar 13

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OnePixelSolid says:

I like it.

posted Mar 15

Peregrine says:

Wow, excellent.

posted Mar 29

Shawn Faust says:

Hillarious and frightening.

By the way I've got $150 for someone who can build me an exact clone of Google. Please note this is up to 150% of the going rate for clones of other sites. There could be a $25 bonus if you have it up by midnight. :) Sorry I couldn't resist. What are these people thinking?

posted May 19

karlbright says:



Just thought i would point out a handy wallpaper that popped up on wishingline a couple of months ago with textmate shortcuts for all those that missed it.

You can get teh 1900x1200 version here. The PSD is available though so you are probably better off just grabbing them here, it comes with both the 1900x1200 and the 1280x800 sizes.

Enjoy.

posted Mar 13

Marco says:

Textmate FTW!!!

posted Mar 13

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