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TextWrangler does not work in Mac OS Catalina. Any workarounds?

TextWrangler does not work in Mac OS Catalina. Do you know any tricks to get it working or are there good alternatives to TextWrangler?

Solution

  • macOS Catalina will not run TextWrangler and there is no way to change that. (TextWrangler is a 32-bit app, and Catalina will not run 32-bit apps.)

    However, BBEdit is built on a modernized (and 64-bit) version of the same core and it is the intended replacement. (BBEdit is free to use, just like TextWrangler was.)

    You can find out more on the TextWrangler product page.