[ChrisMarshallNY]

BBEdit did release through the Apple Store, for a while, but it didn’t work out.

The app is most useful, when you can point it at any file in the system, and sandboxed apps can’t see certain directories.

This resulted in an awkward “two-tiered” approach, for a short time, then BareBones just abandoned the App Store.

[saispas]

BBEdit is still in the App Store – you can download Version 16 today if you want.

If you buy it that way, then there is a single setting which authorises access to the sandboxed directories.

[ChrisMarshallNY]

Hey, that’s cool. I’m glad they figured it out.

They don’t mention it on the site, though, so I guess they aren’t eager to share their money with Apple.

Thanks!

[saispas]

There's a 'Mac App Store' FAQ on the support page, but you're right, it's given undue prominence elsewhere ;-)