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DESCRIPTION
TextMate is a versatile plain text editor with a unique and innovative feature set which caused it to win an Apple Design Award for Best Mac OS X Developer Tool in August 2006.

A rapidly growing community have created modes for more than a hundred different "modes" including support for all major programming languages, writing prose in structured formats such as LaTeX, Markdown, Textile, etc., blogging, running SQL queries, writing screen plays, doing your budget, and much much more.

Some of the features include:

  • collapsable text blocks — fold away the code you don´t want to see
  • recordable macros — you don´t have to write a script to automate tedious work
  • a CSS-inspired selector system which allows preferences and more to be applied to subsets of your document — you want return to do something different inside comments? or maybe you want spell checking enabled for your strings in C++, both can be done in seconds.
  • snippets with tab-able placeholders and live transformations on the text you enter
  • column operations — if you align your code nicely TextMate will reward you with eased editing!
  • superb shell integration — don´t worry if you are not familiar with bash, TextMate is here to teach you about all the wonders of the OS X UNIX underpinnings!

There is a gallery of screencasts showcasing more features at http://macromates.com/screencasts

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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.5.9: Release notes were unavailable when this listing was updated.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
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Developer:Macromates
Downloads:60,687
  - Version d/l:4,394
Development:Editors
License:Shareware
Date:29 Aug 2009
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$49.00
RATING
****½

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Feb 5 2010
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PIZTE  I've been using vim for 8 years now, and I thought it was the ultimate text editor. I searched over all *nix software repositories some graphical editor that could compare to vim, but I wasn't able to find one. Then one day, searching for editors for my Mac I saw TextMate. It was outstanding. It has fast autocompletion, tabs, drawer, and complete customization of the working environment (syntax highlighting, themes, variables, templates...) and lots of tools to do your work faster, and better.  
(Version 1.5.9)

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Feb 4 2010
*****

MACLOVER1.1  I enjoy Espresso.. (in more ways than one..) but keep finding myself coming back to TextMate for most of what I actually do... guess that is what "mating" is about.. For now it is my combo of choice.. but I really think TM is a must have.. Simple as that.  
(Version 1.5.9)

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Dec 27 2009
*****

ZACHWILL  I normally don't write reviews, but this app is worthy of an exception. This is by far the best text editor available. The bundles, tab triggers, and ability to customize snippets makes this app worthwhile. I literally code 10x faster with TextMate (incredibly reminiscent of how I felt after finding Quiksilver a couple years ago).  
(Version 1.5.9)

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Nov 4 2009

NCIANCA  I sure hope "Avian" makes an appearance soon, which is supposed to be free to registered users. Alan, I'm sure that most TM2 prospective users would be filling to pay a reasonable upgrade fee if that gets it into our hands faster.

Software doesn't age well like a good wine, but rather becomes vinegar when the underlying APIs of its foundation evolve, thus broadening the time curve gap.

And I really hope that my next comment on TM will be singing the TM2 praises.  
(Version 1.5.9)

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Oct 23 2009

TRASHIE  Does not do that for me or anyone I know using it....  
(Version 1.5.9)

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Sep 10 2009
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L0XBY  textmate is the only app that changes my mouse tracking speed upon startup. wtf??  
(Version 1.5.9)

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Oct 13 2009

SVOOP  It doesn't for me and probably most people out there, so I suggest you find some other way to calm your temper than throwing with single stars.  
(Version 1.5.9)

praisebury
-1

Sep 1 2009
*****

SIMMAN  I've tried a lot - but this one is simply the best one. Thanks for this!  
(Version 1.5.9)

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Aug 30 2009

ICONZ113  I agree this needs to be in red, best editor or osx.  
(Version 1.5.9)

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Aug 29 2009

ILIKETRASH  NOTE TO MACUPDATE EDITORS: TextMate should be displayed in the red text indicative of a high quality product.  
(Version 1.5.9)

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Aug 30 2009

ICONZ113  ichat smileys is in red but textmate isn't hahahahaha  
(Version 1.5.9)

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-4

Aug 28 2009

MISHA  Mac OS X 10.6 users:

TextMate’s command-left/right arrow key functionality (one of the most commonly used keystrokes) is broken in Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).

Fortunately’ there’s a fix. Edit (or create) the file named ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict and add the following lines to the end:

"@\UF702" = "moveToBeginningOfLine:";

"@\UF703" = "moveToEndOfLine:";

"$@\UF702" = "moveToBeginningOfLineAndModifySelection:";

"$@\UF703" = "moveToEndOfLineAndModifySelection:";

Quit and re-launch TextMate, and your precious key-combo should be working again.   
(Version 1.5.8)

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