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We've compiled a list of 142 free and paid alternatives to TextMate. The primary competitors include Vim, Eclipse. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between TextMate and Atom, gedit, Aptana Studio. Also you can look at other similar options here: Development Tools.


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TextMate Platforms

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TextMate Overview

TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.

Whether you are a programmer or a designer, the production of code and markup is hard work. Without an editor dedicated to the task, it is also often cumbersome, overwhelming, and repetitive. Especially when you are dealing with a lot of files at once — like most projects do. TextMate puts you back in control, reduces the mental overhead, and turns manual work into something the computer does.

Fonts And Colors

Created by a closet UNIX geek who was lured to the Mac platform by its ease of use and elegance, TextMate has been referred to as the culmination of Emacs and OS X and has resulted in countless requests for both a Windows and Linux port, but TextMate remains exclusive for the Mac, and that is how we like it!

TextMate is not an IDE but by using its powerful snippets, macros, and unique scoping system, it can often provide features that even a language specific IDE lacks. It has enough project management features to keep most users happy, but is otherwise kept lightweight with a clean and minimalistic GUI.

A list of highlights :

• Ability to Search and Replace in a Project
• Auto-Indent for Common Actions Like Pasting Text
• Auto-Pairing of Brackets and Other Characters
• Clipboard History
• Column Selections and Column Typing
• Completion of Words from Current Document
• Declarative Language Grammars for Graceful Mixing and Hacking
• Expand Trigger Words to Code Blocks With Tab-able Placeholders
• Foldable Code Blocks
• Recordable Macros With No Programming Required
• Regular Expression Search and Replace (grep)
• Run Shell Commands from Within a Document
• Support for More Than 50 Languages
• Themable Syntax Highlight Colors
• Works As External Editor for (s)ftp Programs
• Works Together With Xcode and Can Build Xcode Projects

TextMate Features

tick-square Search and replace
tick-square Automatic Indentation
tick-square Syntax Highlighting
tick-square Macros
tick-square Support for Themes
tick-square Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

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