Bare Bones Software

Bare Bones Software, Inc. was founded in May 1993 and incorporated in June 1994. It is a privately held corporation based in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and develops and publishes software products only for macOS and iOS. Its products include BBEdit, described as the leading professional HTML and text editor for macOS, and Yojimbo, a way to organize information on Mac and iPad. The company has also sunsetted TextWrangler, directing users to BBEdit.

Bare Bones Software, Inc. was founded in May 1993 and incorporated in June 1994. It is a privately held corporation based in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts. The company develops and publishes software products only for macOS and iOS. Its product history includes BBEdit, described as the leading professional HTML and text editor for macOS, and Yojimbo, a way to organize information on Mac and iPad. The company has sunsetted TextWrangler, noting that BBEdit remains free to use for the same set of features TextWrangler provided. Its published company history lists numerous BBEdit releases, including BBEdit 16.0 major version released on May 21, 2026, and maintenance updates such as BBEdit 16.0.3 on August 25, 2026.

Developer and publisher of software products only for macOS and iOS; BBEdit is positioned as the leading professional HTML and text editor for macOS.

• BBEdit

  The leading professional HTML and text editor for macOS, providing high-performance features for editing, searching, and manipulation of text.

• Yojimbo

  The simplest way to organize all the small (or even large) bits of information that you use all the time on your Mac and iPad.

• Yojimbo for iPad

  A companion app that syncs effortlessly over WiFi from Yojimbo for macOS (required; sold separately).

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