The content can then be sorted, extracted or subjected to other editing actions. The grep pattern recognition is also used to sort lines, to process duplicate lines, or to find differences. The app is employing a “grep” style pattern-based search and replace algorithm that is using the Perl-Compatible Regular Expressions library. TextWrangler includes a wide range of options when it comes to finding pieces of text in your documents and slightly modifying them. Of course, most of the TextWrangler capabilities can be accessed via the app’s menus. The main area is reserved for the text content, while the bottom toolbar displays details about your file. This way you can easily switch between your projects. Organized user interfaceįor your convenience, TextWrangler adds a panel to the left side of the main window where you can view a list of all opened files and the recently edited documents.

The app come with a minimalist design but also provides a plethora of useful tools for writing, editing and transforming text.

A good text editor can greatly improve your productivity and TextWrangler is a Mac OS X word processor that certainly seems fit for the job.