BBEdit vs XML Marker
BBEdit
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| Figure | BBEdit | XML Marker |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $59.99/mo | $50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 9 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 8.6 (#11) | 7.8 (#54) |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Large-file handling | Yes | Yes |
| Product | BBEdit is a professional HTML and text editor for macOS aimed at writers, web authors, and software developers. | XML Marker is a source-level XML and JSON editor with synchronized table, tree, and text views. |
| Supported platforms | macOS | windows |
Plans
BBEdit
- Free ModeFree
- BBEdit license$59.99 a month
- Mac App Store subscriptionPrice not published
- BBEdit Free ModeFree
- BBEdit 16 Individual$59.99, paid once
XML Marker
- 1–5 users$125, paid once
- 6–15 users$100, paid once
- 16–199 users$80, paid once
- 200 or more users$60, paid once
- Non-commercial license$50 a month
- Site licensePrice not published
- XML Marker 2.2 — non-commercial use license$50, paid once
- XML Marker 2.2 — standard user license$125, paid once
- XML Marker 2.2 — site license$3,000, paid once
In their own words
BBEdit
BBEdit is a text and HTML editor for writers, web authors, and software developers using macOS. Its tools include grep pattern matching, multi-file search and replace, syntax coloring, function navigation, code folding, and text completion. For web authoring, it provides HTML markup tools, standards-based syntax checking, and live previews of HTML and Markdown documents. A license adds Git and Subversion support, and licensed users can create in-app worksheets to converse with ChatGPT, Claude, and Ollama. Workflow options include AppleScript, macOS Unix scripting, Automator, Xcode as an external editor, and the Language Server Protocol. BBEdit can open and save text files on FTP and SFTP servers. Free Mode continues after the 30-day evaluation period, though some advanced features require a paid license. The listed BBEdit 16 Individual plan costs $59.99 as a one-time purchase. BBEdit 16 requires macOS 14.0 or later and supports Intel and Apple silicon Macs; Bare Bones says there are no Windows or Linux versions.
XML Marker
XML Marker has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.