[ANN] BBEdit 16.0.1 (16A51) pre-release
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Rich Siegel
May 27, 2026, 6:14:39 PM (11 days ago) May 27
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We're currently working on a maintenance update to BBEdit 16 to address a few recently reported issues.
Note that this is a _pre-release_ version. The intent is to fix bugs and address areas of improvement based on what our customers have reported. However, since the software is at this point not fully tested, there _may_ be bugs and regressions.
If this prospect makes you nervous, then sticking with the public release versions is your best course of action. Nobody will be offended if you choose to do so; you're under no obligation to install and use anything but a public release. :-)
Complete change notes to date for all the pre-release builds in this cycle are available here:
<https://s3.amazonaws.com/BBSW-download/16.0.1_Notes.txt>
The change notes are organized into additions, changes, and fixes, and are annotated where appropriate with case numbers. So if you recognize a number corresponding to a support case that was opened for you, you can now verify that it's been fixed correctly. Please take the time to review the changes before using the new build -- it'll be worth your time.
One final note: If you run into a bug in a pre-release version, PLEASE DO NOT REPORT THE BUG TO THE LIST. This includes asking about whether others have seen the same problem. Instead, please send a bug report to <sup...@barebones.com> and we will deal with it there. This will help us keep the list discussion on topic and productive for all list members.
Here is the list of changes made since the 16.0 public release:
================================================================================
version 16.0.1 (16A51) (2026-05-27)
Additions
---------
o (none in this build)
Changes
-------
o (none in this build)
Fixes
-----
* [478489, 538536] Fixed a bug in which externally opening a
disk-based project which was already open would select its
project settings pane.
* [538326] Fixed bug in which password prompts from `sudo` and
`ssh` were not being handled by the application as they should
have been.
* Allow hours and days in the Unix script progress window, for
scripts that take that long to run.
* [539230] Fixed bug in which the file panel presented by the "Run
Unix Filter" text factory configuration panel was a little too
aggressive in filtering things.
* Improved the experience when editing Markdown files which are
used as input for various content systems such as Jekyll which
use custom attributes to signal Markdown content inside of `div`
and other blocks.
* [539259] Fixed regression in which a partial line selection was
inappropriately used for determining the range of text to be
processed for line-oriented transformations (such as Process
Lines Containing). This usually resulted in no work being done.
* [539284] Fixed a regression in codeless language module scanning
which would cause a hang or crash in some cases.
* [375071] Improved recognition of DSL-style Perl function
declarations, as used by Dancer2.
* [539400] Corrected navigation and selection behavior when using
Visual (Line) mode with `vi` key bindings enabled.
* [539541] Fixed reporting when the W3C validator service returns
HTTP status 503 ("service unavailable").
* [539510] Made a change to prevent a crash which could occur
during system theme switching (light mode to dark).
* [539640] Fixed bug in which fold ranges for parameterless math
environments in TeX files weren't correct unless the opening
delimiter was followed with a space.
* [539744] Updated stale content in the What's New page in the help book.
* [539919] Adjusted links to "Editors at War".
* [539924] Fixed deadlock which would occur when a remote SFTP
server unexpectedly closed down the connection unilaterally.
* [538849] Fixed a layout glitch in which expanding and collapsing
the site settings view in a project window would reshape the
window.
* Fixed bug in which projects included in a multi-file search
didn't search any image files referenced by the project.
* [539948] Fixed cases in which sidebar search in notebooks would
sometimes fail to find notes that matched the search words.
* [540115] Made a change to only use the W3C validator (by
default) when the document's `DOCTYPE` declaration signals HTML5,
and not for older HTML document types.
* [540132] Corrected the behavior of "`G`" when used as an
operation modifier in vi command mode.
* [540208] Corrected repeat-operator behavior in vi emulation.
* [540054] Corrected off-by-one stacking placement when creating
new windows.
* [540191] Fixed keyboard input mapping issue when a
`DefaultKeyBinding.dict` file is in use with equivalents
specifying numeric keypad keys.
* [540361] Corrected vi visual/operator G selection endpoint calculation.
* [540222, 540233] Corrected link to the W3C checker help on the
web site.
The pre-release build can be downloaded from our web server: https://s3.amazonaws.com/BBSW-download/BBEdit-16.0.1_16A51.dmg
Enjoy,
R.
--
Rich Siegel Bare Bones Software, Inc.
<sie...@barebones.com> <https://www.barebones.com/>
Someday I'll look back on all this and laugh... until they sedate me.
Note that this is a _pre-release_ version. The intent is to fix bugs and address areas of improvement based on what our customers have reported. However, since the software is at this point not fully tested, there _may_ be bugs and regressions.
If this prospect makes you nervous, then sticking with the public release versions is your best course of action. Nobody will be offended if you choose to do so; you're under no obligation to install and use anything but a public release. :-)
Complete change notes to date for all the pre-release builds in this cycle are available here:
<https://s3.amazonaws.com/BBSW-download/16.0.1_Notes.txt>
The change notes are organized into additions, changes, and fixes, and are annotated where appropriate with case numbers. So if you recognize a number corresponding to a support case that was opened for you, you can now verify that it's been fixed correctly. Please take the time to review the changes before using the new build -- it'll be worth your time.
One final note: If you run into a bug in a pre-release version, PLEASE DO NOT REPORT THE BUG TO THE LIST. This includes asking about whether others have seen the same problem. Instead, please send a bug report to <sup...@barebones.com> and we will deal with it there. This will help us keep the list discussion on topic and productive for all list members.
Here is the list of changes made since the 16.0 public release:
================================================================================
version 16.0.1 (16A51) (2026-05-27)
Additions
---------
o (none in this build)
Changes
-------
o (none in this build)
Fixes
-----
* [478489, 538536] Fixed a bug in which externally opening a
disk-based project which was already open would select its
project settings pane.
* [538326] Fixed bug in which password prompts from `sudo` and
`ssh` were not being handled by the application as they should
have been.
* Allow hours and days in the Unix script progress window, for
scripts that take that long to run.
* [539230] Fixed bug in which the file panel presented by the "Run
Unix Filter" text factory configuration panel was a little too
aggressive in filtering things.
* Improved the experience when editing Markdown files which are
used as input for various content systems such as Jekyll which
use custom attributes to signal Markdown content inside of `div`
and other blocks.
* [539259] Fixed regression in which a partial line selection was
inappropriately used for determining the range of text to be
processed for line-oriented transformations (such as Process
Lines Containing). This usually resulted in no work being done.
* [539284] Fixed a regression in codeless language module scanning
which would cause a hang or crash in some cases.
* [375071] Improved recognition of DSL-style Perl function
declarations, as used by Dancer2.
* [539400] Corrected navigation and selection behavior when using
Visual (Line) mode with `vi` key bindings enabled.
* [539541] Fixed reporting when the W3C validator service returns
HTTP status 503 ("service unavailable").
* [539510] Made a change to prevent a crash which could occur
during system theme switching (light mode to dark).
* [539640] Fixed bug in which fold ranges for parameterless math
environments in TeX files weren't correct unless the opening
delimiter was followed with a space.
* [539744] Updated stale content in the What's New page in the help book.
* [539919] Adjusted links to "Editors at War".
* [539924] Fixed deadlock which would occur when a remote SFTP
server unexpectedly closed down the connection unilaterally.
* [538849] Fixed a layout glitch in which expanding and collapsing
the site settings view in a project window would reshape the
window.
* Fixed bug in which projects included in a multi-file search
didn't search any image files referenced by the project.
* [539948] Fixed cases in which sidebar search in notebooks would
sometimes fail to find notes that matched the search words.
* [540115] Made a change to only use the W3C validator (by
default) when the document's `DOCTYPE` declaration signals HTML5,
and not for older HTML document types.
* [540132] Corrected the behavior of "`G`" when used as an
operation modifier in vi command mode.
* [540208] Corrected repeat-operator behavior in vi emulation.
* [540054] Corrected off-by-one stacking placement when creating
new windows.
* [540191] Fixed keyboard input mapping issue when a
`DefaultKeyBinding.dict` file is in use with equivalents
specifying numeric keypad keys.
* [540361] Corrected vi visual/operator G selection endpoint calculation.
* [540222, 540233] Corrected link to the W3C checker help on the
web site.
The pre-release build can be downloaded from our web server: https://s3.amazonaws.com/BBSW-download/BBEdit-16.0.1_16A51.dmg
Enjoy,
R.
--
Rich Siegel Bare Bones Software, Inc.
<sie...@barebones.com> <https://www.barebones.com/>
Someday I'll look back on all this and laugh... until they sedate me.
David Coldrick
May 28, 2026, 10:49:41 AM (10 days ago) May 28
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Is BBEdit available for iPad?
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Rich Siegel
May 28, 2026, 10:50:09 AM (10 days ago) May 28
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On 27 May 2026, at 19:44, David Coldrick wrote:
> Is BBEdit available for iPad?
It is not.
> Is BBEdit available for iPad?
Leopold Green
May 29, 2026, 8:28:28 AM (9 days ago) May 29
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I wish it were!
> On 28 May 2026, at 15:50, Rich Siegel <sie...@barebones.com> wrote:
> On 28 May 2026, at 15:50, Rich Siegel <sie...@barebones.com> wrote:
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