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title: "BBEdit 16 is here!"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/bbedit-16-is-here--5wfbwdjhr
source_url: https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/bbedit16.html
type: article
source: "Hacker News"
published: 2026-05-21T19:43:01.521Z
updated: 2026-05-21T19:43:22.547Z
tags: ["mac"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
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# BBEdit 16 is here!

**[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

BBEdit 16 has been released with over a hundred new features and improvements. Highlights include expanded Shortcuts support via App Intents for text transformation workflows, OCR-powered text search within images (including multi-file and grep-based search), per-project color schemes, faster AI worksheet responses with streaming, and vi keyboard emulation. Pricing is free for BBEdit 15 licenses purchased on or after November 1, 2025, and $29.99–$39.99 for older licenses.

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