TextMate: The Editor For The Rest Of Us

Textmate, dubbed “The Missing Editor” by the developers, is definitely a “mate” for all of the people that develop websites, or just need a powerful text editor that is easy to use. The first item of interest for this app is it’s interface. The UI of TextMate is so easy to learn, you will not need to look at the help! Since I am a web developer, I use TextMate for coding websites as well as writing small JavaScript programs.

TextMate’s tag/word color-coding comes into play here. TextMate displays each tag/word with a different color, depending on the type of tag/word. This goes for all of the “bundles” (packages that plug into TextMate that add functionality for a certain language/code). And, the user can choose the colors they want to use. All of those goodies can be found in the well-sorted Preferences menu. Back to bundles: there is a bundle for just about anything you can imagine. From ActionScript to YAML, there is a bundle for you. So, if you want to find the developer in you (or if you just need a powerful text editor), grab a 30-Day trial at www.macromates.com