What it does
TextMate 2 is MacroMates' macOS text editor for programming and other text work. Its project view, multi-caret editing, scoped settings, search tools, snippets, and customizable bundles support language-oriented editing without requiring a full IDE. The official site describes built-in version-control actions and commands that can be written in languages able to read standard input and output.
Open a folder as a project when you want TextMate's project-aware actions: the manual describes Find in Project, Open Quickly, and bundle commands working against the folder's contents. For a focused edit, add multiple carets to change repeated text in one pass; project search can find matches and preview replacements. TextMate's bundles supply language-specific commands and snippets, and the manual explains installing or editing them. The version-control guide says TextMate detects Git, Mercurial, Subversion, or Perforce and exposes relevant bundle actions; several integrations call the corresponding command-line tools. This is a macOS-only editor, and its 2.0 manual is explicitly marked as a draft. The official source repository contains GPL version 3 terms, but the pages opened do not state a current price or purchase requirement for the downloadable app.
Strengths
- Project-aware search and Open Quickly are documented in the TextMate 2 manual.
- Multiple carets and scoped settings support repeated edits and mixed-language files.
- The manual documents bundle actions and version-control integration.
Watch out for
- The product is for macOS.
- The official TextMate 2 manual identifies itself as a draft.
Best for
- Mac developers editing source in projects with bundle-driven commands
- Users who want project search and version-control actions inside a text editor
Sources
- TextMate: Text editor for macOS (Oct 25, 2026)
- TextMate Manual (Oct 25, 2026)
- Projects - TextMate Manual (Oct 25, 2026)
- Version Control - TextMate Manual (Oct 25, 2026)
- Bundles - TextMate Manual (Oct 25, 2026)
- TextMate LICENSE (GNU GPL v3) (Oct 25, 2026)
- TextMate downloads (Oct 25, 2026)