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What do you like best about Textmate?

My favorite feature is being able to column select and column write. This feature is missing on many text editors and TextMate is really the only software with this feature on Mac. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Textmate?

I would like to be able to see two tabs side by side in one window. Incorporating a Diff capability between two files would be great as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Best option on a Mac. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Textmate solving and how is that benefiting you?

I develop code using TextMate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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TextMate is a general-purpose GUI text editor for Mac OS X.

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David W.
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David W.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great, free feature-rich macOS text editor"
It is a really powerful, highly capable text editor for macOS and it's free! If you miss Notepad++ when using macOS, this is an excellent alternative.
Alwin A.
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"The only text editor you ever need"
I am a senior developer and I have been using Textmate for quite a long time. As Notepad++ is not available on macOS, this is the best alternative ...
Dave H.
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1.5 out of 5
"Looking for an upgrade to Textmate after years of faithful service"
simple to use, it used to be great--now it's unsupported
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What do you like best about Textmate?

It is a really powerful, highly capable text editor for macOS and it's free! If you miss Notepad++ when using macOS, this is an excellent alternative. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Textmate?

Nothing really, it's a very capable app, and it is free. Actually, there is an option under one of the menus to add a license key, but if you choose to go to the shop to buy a license you simply get a page saying "licenses are not available for purchase" which is kind of weird. Maybe there's a plan one day to add licensing. Anyhow, right now that's probably the only thing I dislike and even that is trite. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Textmate solving and how is that benefiting you?

Everyone needs to edit text files - especially those of us who work in IT. Config files, SQL queries, notes, everything - even lightweight code editing without a full-blown IDE. There are a billion reasons you need a text editor, and the included macOS TextEdit is not so awesome. On Windows, we'd use Notepad++ or some other options; on macOS we don't have Notepad++ but Textmate is a great option. In fact, so good, I wish it had a Windows option!

Anyhow, it provides a lightweight text editor but with a lot of features - tabs, multilanguage support, all kinds of things. It even persists your unsaved text files between opens. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Textmate?

I am a senior developer and I have been using Textmate for quite a long time. As Notepad++ is not available on macOS, this is the best alternative that anyone can think of. There is a number of options that allows you to customize the editor for any of your needs. I found the multiple Carets option really useful as it will allow you to make changes at multiple places at once. Also, there is File Search, Macros, Bundles, and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Textmate?

It would have been better if there is a Terminal integration like the Visual Studio code. Some of the modern text editors have this option and it will allow users to execute terminal commands without leaving the editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Textmate solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am using Textmate for the following purposes

1. As a Go to Text Editor

2. For editing multiple lines at once.

3. As a notebook for storing snippets.

4. Syntax highlighting

5. Version control editor Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Textmate?

simple to use, it used to be great--now it's unsupported Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Textmate?

functionality is really unstable now, it's almost unusable on my macbook pro Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Textmate solving and how is that benefiting you?

code editor that integrates well with git, and keeps me organized; i've been using it for years but now need to upgrade to something modern Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Textmate?

TextMate is an excellent editor available for programmers, especially for Mac users. TextEditor is a very easy-to-use tool for viewing text, XML, CSV, and various other formats. It comes with line operations to convert text to upper or lower case, and the most impressive is the bundle feature that allows you to access the files per technology such as Hive, Java, HTML and the most common one, JSON Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Textmate?

TextMate is a very user friendly tool, nothing to dislike Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Textmate solving and how is that benefiting you?

TextMate is used in our organization for everyday activities such as viewing the files with the CSV, txt, JSON, HTML, and other commonly used file formats. Texmate is a very handy tool to use, especially with the plugin feature for predominantly used technologies such as JAVA, HTML, JSON, XML formats. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Textmate?

This is specially designed text editor for mac which has some amazing features as compared to others in this category. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Textmate?

This is very specific to Mac. A windows user would not be able to use this . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Textmate solving and how is that benefiting you?

Recordable macros and folding sections are very helpful for text editor whichbis provided by textmate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Textmate?

Textmate is a super simple yet super powerful text editor for the Mac. I use it to edit code and also always have an open Textmate window to jot down notes and ideas. It's great. Plus it's 100% free! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Textmate?

Nothing. It really is the perfect text editor for the Mac. I really love everything about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Textmate solving and how is that benefiting you?

Text editing is something I often do, either when editing code outside of an IDE (for example web code or scripting languages such as Ruby) , and I also love to jot down notes or to do lists in a simple text editor. TextMate is the perfect solution for this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Textmate?

Surely, just as it happens to me, it also happens with other users, that the software tool we are most involved with in our business daily life is the code editor. I have been implementing it for several years, its versatility on the Mac platform has been to my liking and pleasure. It is worth highlighting that this robust and very complete editor has greatly contributed, it has multi-language support that is also extensible through bundles. Possibly one of the biggest attractions of its extension system is that they can be written in any language, so you can automate some common tasks in your editor using your favorite programming language. For all that has been said, I like it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Textmate?

There is something specific that I will review below and the sole reason I will express for why I do not like this program. Since I have been using it, I have encountered programmatic discomfort as Textmate significantly slows down my large files when I need to process them. In this regard, I think they should improve support for editing large files. Without anything else to reference, I conclude. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Textmate:

To conclude this review, I will speak in global terms about my reasons for recommending this tool. There are many in the current market, but this one stands out for its ease of use and versatility, it has worked perfectly with Emacs and OS X as well as for Windows and Linux, although its exclusivity remains for Mac. Something important that I will also review is its clipboard history that allows me to cut several sections simultaneously and paste the code. These are my recommendations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Textmate solving and how is that benefiting you?

I note that my primary problem that I solved is related to code folding, which has helped me to hide entire layers of the document being edited, providing a more compact view of the edited code. The folding sections can be selected manually or the document structure determines the foldable areas. Regarding the benefits, it offers me an interesting variety of functions, among others, the possibility of hiding code fragments (in the style of Microsoft Visual Studio.Net). In this sense, I have managed macros and have been able to move portions of code. There are many benefits I could mention, and I also tell you that this tool has support for dynamic snippets, a clipboard with a history function, hierarchical navigation with tree structure and tab management, along with the ability to preview the code in the browser, offer integration with shell, manage CVS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Textmate?

In my opinion, Textmate is the best code editor currently available. It is my main tool for software and web development. It has nothing to envy from other text editors such as Atom, Microsoft's Visual Studio Code, or BBEdit. Its interface is intuitive, elegant, and user-friendly. Since they became open source, innovative features have gradually been added, making it very easy to use compared to competitors. Likewise, I like this program because of its robustness and its ability to identify possible syntax errors, thus reducing errors in the compilation process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Textmate?

In the latest versions, Textmate removed the project drawer, which has increased the size of the files, but I am sure that this detail will be resolved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Textmate:

I recommend this program mainly to programmers who are starting out, because it is easy to use and offers many aids through tutorials. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Textmate solving and how is that benefiting you?

Through Textmate, I have been able to reduce the time it takes to complete my projects, and I can also write source codes in a more pleasant way, greatly simplifying the complexity of the work. The most significant benefit I have obtained is the reduction of the complexity of my work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Carlos Javier  C.
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What do you like best about Textmate?

Textmate I like because it is a complex and very robust programming tool, which I like because it has modules which are very helpful to start programming, textmate has the ease of changing color so that you can identify programming modules and syntax errors much more easily, which prevent your program from compiling perfectly, textmate instructs us with its libraries to create large and small programs perfectly and without errors, you can also use Textmate together with CSS and Java, it is the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Textmate?

Currently, I use the tool and the only serious error I have noticed is that it does not have all the libraries needed to undertake large projects. Sometimes, when opening the program, it takes a long time to execute. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Textmate:

I highly recommend this IDE because I consider it very useful for learning to program. It has a lot of help and tutorials that are very simple to understand! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Textmate solving and how is that benefiting you?

Textmate I have been benefited in terms of many programming projects, thanks to Textmate I managed to refine my knowledge and strategies to be able to program professionally and without errors, and I can affirm that with it I have created great programs such as for school enrollment to keep track of all the students in the school, I have created a sales program for a trading industry among other things and programs, and all this was achieved thanks to Textmate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Textmate?

I like it because it is a fully advanced IDE tool that helps me with initial programming as the expert

contains graphics and standards of very good quality, I also like it because it is very easy to download and for free

it does not take up much space on your hard drive and is an IDE which helps you correct all syntax and compilation errors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Textmate?

I don't like it because sometimes the program is slow when it comes to compiling programs, I also don't like it because Although it is a complex IDE, it does not have some libraries that are very important for programming.. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Textmate:

As a computer programmer and web graphics designer, I would like to recommend this tool to all users who want to excel in the world of computing. It is a very important IDE tool to start programming software and making designs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Textmate solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have benefited because with the Textmate software we can learn to enter the world of programming, such as

It has also benefited me in doing many computer programs, such as buying and selling, I also made a program

For a clinic which kept track of daily patients and doctors, I currently use it to compile and mold some graphic designs forthe company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.