[IMPORTANT] macOS Sonoma Compatibility

[Rich Siegel]

Good { morning, afternoon, evening },

Since Apple will be shipping macOS Sonoma this coming Tuesday (9/26), here is some important compatibility information for all BBEdit customers:

* macOS Sonoma *will not run* versions of BBEdit older than 14.6. If you attempt to run a version of BBEdit older than 14.6 on macOS Sonoma, the OS will advise you of this with an alert; confirming the alert will forcibly exit the application.

* If you are currently using a version of BBEdit older than 14.6, and are planning to update to macOS Sonoma, we strongly recommend that you update or upgrade (as appropriate) to BBEdit 14.6.7 (the current public release, at this writing) before installing the new OS version.

BBEdit 14.6.7 is a free update for all BBEdit 14.x customers, and you can obtain it by choosing "Check for Updates" from the BBEdit application menu, or by downloading and installing it from the BBEdit updates page on our web site: <https://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/updates.html> .

If you are using an older version of BBEdit and are planning to upgrade to macOS Sonoma, you will need to update or upgrade your installed version, as appropriate:

* If your 30-day evaluation has previously expired, you will get a new 30-day evaluation period after installing BBEdit 14.6.7 from our web site: <https://www.barebones.com/support/bbedit/updates.html> . This is a fine opportunity to try out all of the new features that we introduced since the version you've been using.

* If you have a license for an older version of BBEdit (13.x or older), you can download and start using BBEdit 14.6.7 immediately. You'll have 30 days of fully functional operation, and can obtain significantly discounted upgrade pricing from our web store: <https://www.barebones.com/store/bbedit_upgrades.html> .

We have also updated the macOS compatibility page on our web site with this information: <https://www.barebones.com/support/new-os.html>.

Full compatibility information will be forthcoming as soon as we complete testing with the final release version of the OS.

Thanks for reading,

R.

[Darren Duncan]

Would you be able to provide more information on what it is about BBEdit prior
to 14.6 that macOS Sonoma would refuse to run it? And is this something likely
to affect other applications as well? Thank you. -- Darren Duncan