I've been a Textmate user since 2008 when I started programming Ruby. This is my go to editor for Ruby and C++. Fast, reliable and elegant. You will have to take it from my cold hands when I die, I fcking love it!
Glad to see 2.0 released on 9/29/19. I've used this app since 2005! Later I switched mostly to Sublime Text and others, but could never quite let go of TextMate. So interesting and elegant, and now modernized (multiple cursors, etc.). It's currently free - "version 2.0 of TextMate is being developed as open source" - but that could change with 2.1, according to their website. No problem, it's worth paying for a license IMO. However I hope they'll go with donations instead of paid licenses, so people don't get mad about it moving back to proprietary software.
Still the best editor on macOS, sure emacs could beat it but neither can be configured to the degree they actually need and surely not in an acceptable time frame. Sublime too is a good contender but still has problems with most macOS native features like accent panels etc.
Back in 2005, when I switched from Windows to OS X, this was my editor of choice. During this time TextMate was without equal and was considered the best code editor that money could buy. Fast forward a decade or more and it's still a fantastic text editor for developers. However, it's also starting to show its age and rapidly falling behind competitors like BBEdit, Atom, and Microsoft's Visual Studio Code in terms of features. Sounds bad, right? Fear not, TexMaters, all is not lost. The editor has gone open source, new features are slowly being added, and, even considering all its current misgivings, there's still something unique and special about it that makes it super fun to use compared to the others. Would I pay $50 for it? No, not at this point in time. However, I have high hopes that one day Textmate will return to its former glory.
Edit: I forgot to mention that you can download the source for TextMate from https://github.com/textmate/textmate
Fast, with huge potential. For almost 12 years, still the best editor for Mac. Convenient bundles management, depending on needs. I love this application.
Version 2.x of this outstanding text editor introduces the whiplash-inducing removal of the Project Drawer! Without this feature I cannot use the program. I use version 1.5.11 almost every day. Version 2.x does introduce a Finder-level file browser but that does not replace the Project Drawer. One could imagine making a Finder folder with aliases to all of your files that are represented in the Project Drawer but in recent versions of OS X, aliases are 3-5 MB each, up from a few bytes or KB. I suppose my Project Drawer contains 1,000 files so making a Finder folder with aliases to duplicate the organization of the Project Drawer would take 3-5 GB! It is baffling why this feature has been removed from 2.x. I think the concept of "project" has changed in 2.x, whatever that concept is/was, and I think that the developer associated that concept innately with the Project Drawer, and thus—somehow—the Project Drawer disappeared. I and I suppose many others don't rely on the project "concept" but sorely need the simple and efficient organization of the Project Drawer. Until the Project Drawer is returned or someone makes a plugin, I'll stick to using 1.5.11 and when that no longer works I'll have to look around for a TextMate replacement.
This current beta asked me if I wanted to allow it to access my contacts!? WTF!?
Why would software, as this is, want to have access to my personal contacts?
Though I like how the software generally performs, software that snoops is not a good sign.
I've been using jEdit for years and have been wondering whether trying another editor was worth the time investment. Has anyone used/compared TextMate with jEdit? If so, would you mind sharing your thoughts/opinions?
Cheers.
Requirements are out of sync with the software maker. 1.5.11 is Intel for 10.5+
Don't download if you need PowerPC support! I don't but my friend cared.
WOW here it is V2 BUGGGYYYYY lol.
Then again it is Alpha and V1 is perfectly stable...however there is glimpses of greatness in V2.
Ideas and concepts reworked and refactored just not finished yet show this will be hugely popular when complete.
I never used projects don't care they are binned in V2. I prefer to work off the file system as projects just f-up using version management tools. That may be why they got nailed.
I just wish they would throw people at it as I know it is a tiny team working on it...Textmate is probably the least employee supported app considering it's user base and complexity I know of.
At this point all we have is a preview of what is to come. Let us just hope it happens sooner rather than later.
Nice preview enjoyed it but will stay with V1 until this matters a bit more...by beta I would think I will move to it.
The Project Panel has now been "replaced" by a Finder browser panel. No more projects! WTF. This is getting a lot of discussion on the list but the developer so far is not bending. To me, this is a major loss, probably a deal killer.
I have not tried 2.0x yet. Can anyone tell me if does Undo properly? Every version (thru 1.5.1) of TextMate I've used does Undo one character at a time. What nonsense for a supposedly professional editor! Type a line of code, and then choose Undo 80 times?
So far so good.. am very glad to see TM upgraded (except icon, maybe it is to be in line with the CODA leaf ?!? lol).
Interface looks more modern, themes look good.. I think it would be great if it had multiple split panels like CODA.. something I REALLY like a lot..
Cannot yet say much more in terms of more in-depth use so far. So won't try and rate it just yet..
Great, I'm looking forward to the final version of TextMate 2.0. I wrote my last Website using TextMate und CSSEdit only, so there was absolutely no need for a WYSIWYG editor. Thanks to the developer for the continuous hard work!
Although "Alpha" is indicated clearly in the title, the download link that currently says "Beta" should also say "Alpha". It's worth being extra clear about this, because the alpha is incomplete and everyday users will want to stick with 1.x
Blogged by TextMate team today: "There has been a lot of speculation and trepidation about the future of TextMate recently, mostly about whether there will be another major release. Work on 2.0 began and while we wish it could have been completed faster we are very pleased with how it is turning out. Development has reached a point finally where we can make an announcement: There will be a public alpha release this year, before Christmas, for registered users."
Does a great job to highlight Ruby on Rails properly and more comprehensive. By doing so it will save a lost of time by avoiding typos. BBEdit doesn't get close. It might be possible to get BBEdit to do the same but Textmate is the best editor for Ruby.
I want 2.0!
I can't live without this app anymore. It is like heroine you will need a meeting to stop using it. No really. I really like coda and it's all nice perfect modernness but keep getting the shakes for this.
I am not going down the EMACS vs VIM vs TEXTMATE road too late at night. Suffice to say yes textmate can be mentioned alongside these legends now.
Unless your old school unix check out this book there is a lot of old school hidden in textmate.
TextMate: Power Editing for the Mac (no links not selling it).
I did a German Version of TextMate, you can download it from here: http://goo.gl/ucvA6
Ich habe für TextMate eine deutsche Sprachversion gemacht die man sich hier herunterladen kann: http://goo.gl/ucvA6
I'm a long time user of BBEdit, and like BBEdit a lot.
I tried TextMate awhile back, and found it to be pretty cool. There are some handy features, and it could be a time saver for some things. I ended up spending a week with it, doing all the code editing I would normally do in BBEdit.
What I couldn't get past was the single character undo. Maybe there's a good reason for that, but it's about the stupidest thing an editor could do. Why would anyone want that? Don't people undo any more?
I just downloaded the latest version 1.5.9 (one year since the last release) to see if that was fixed, and it still has single character undo.
I'll stick with BBEdit. TextMate does nothing better, and lots of stuff worse, than BBEdit (for me!).
There are lots of people using TextMate, and find it terrifically useful. Good for them.
I'm eagerly waiting for Texmate to become a little more "OSX-modern".. It could really become close to perfect.. I wish it had:
• A more OSX interface with dual panel for web preview.
• A side panel for Projects (I use the ProjectPlus.tmplugin but it is a little buggy..).
• A better integrated search and replace window (actually that could also be a panel). Actually I wish all "palette" things would be panels integrated in the main interface.. To me drawers and palettes are counterproductive..
Come on Textmate.. catch up in the appearance department and show Coda and other pretty pretenders you are THE one and all you needed was a little nip&tuck ;-) Make it happen soon.. before people get swayed by brighter and shinier things.. It's been know to happen to flesh and blood mates..
This is absolutely THE best text editor for programmers. Very stable, very easy to use. And with the bundle support, you simply have unlimited possibilities.
Oh, and the full-text search in the entire project works GREAT!
Highly recommended!
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
I've tried a lot of text editors in my 25 years developer life but this one is simply the best one. It's almost perfect and even better than TextPad on Windows. Add the Project+ plugin and your developer environment is rock solid. I use every day 400+ php/html/css files with MAMP in every project and I need speed. TextMate is always fast and responsive, very simple to use for beginners and still very very complete for geeks. I bought Coda and Espresso too but they are far from TextMate in many cases. With TextMate I can work as twice as fast on my php/html/css code. It's true that the others are better on presenting html and css but when you know these languages a little, everything is done by copying ans pasting part of code to new places. Add Safari and Transmit for your ftp and you got the best and fastest development environment someone can have. Long life to TextMate and thank you to all community for this piece of Art. AL-Paris.
