Is there really a better application on the Mac than BBEdit? It’s an app that I’ve been using everyday for the better part of 15 years and on Tuesday it received a major update with the release of version 9.5. As usual with an update from Bare Bones, BBEdit 9.5 contains a lot of new features. Topping the list is a Live Search bar. As the name suggests, Live Search begins returning matches for the search as soon as you start typing.

The search strings are also highlighted in the window’s editing view, so you can immediately see them in your document. The company also added the ability to hit Return and Shift-Return to go forward and backward through the results.

BBEdit 9.5 now allows you to attach scripts to certain application and document events, according to notes provided with the update.

The BBEdit 9.5 update is free for all users of 9.0 or higher. For new users the application costs $125. Upgrades from previous versions are $30.