Bare Bones releases BBEdit 9.0

Bare Bones Software has released BBEdit 9, a major update to the venerable text editor. This new version adds several significant features, including a rewritten project manager, improvements to its search and document-comparison features, and a new text-completion interface.

In a major improvement to BBEdit's document-comparison features, BBEdit 9 provides much more detailed results when you compare the contents of two files. Writers of prose will especially be pleased with the more granular listing of differences between two files and the ability to view individual changes that occur in a given line or paragraph.

A new feature, Scratchpad, gives users an extra place to jot down notes or put just about any text they want. It doesn't need to be saved and the contents are automatically retained, even when you quit and re-launch the program.

BBEdit 9.0 is available immediately and costs $125. Upgrades from any previous version cost $30; anyone who purchased BBEdit 8.5 to 8.7 on or after January 1, 2008 is eligible to receive a free upgrade.