BBEdit 16 Released with Performance Improvements and New Features
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Summary
BBEdit 16 has been released by Bare Bones Software as a free upgrade for BBEdit 15 customers who purchased licenses on or after November 1, 2025. For others, it's a paid upgrade ranging from $29.99 to $39.99 depending on the version owned. The update includes over a hundred new features, changes, and refinements, with foundational work bringing order-of-magnitude performance improvements in some areas.
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There are more than a hundred new feature additions, changes, and refinements, including forward-looking foundational work which brings order-of-magnitude performance improvements in some parts of the product.
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