Bluefish

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Freedom report

Three barsScore 7.7

Bluefish is ranked #9 of 82 in text editors on Freedom251, made by Bluefish. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Bluefish plans and pricing

Bluefish Free Open-source editor released under the GNU GPL; no paid plans listed bluefish.openoffice.nl · 4 Oct 2026

Open-source license: Bluefish is an open source development project released under the GNU GPL licence.
Pricing page: The pricing URL returns a 404 error, and no prices are stated.
Target users: Programmers and web developers.
Language support: Supports 30+ markup and programming languages.
Startup speed: It starts in milliseconds.
File capacity: It easily loads 1000+ files.
Customization options: Bluefish is highly customizable and includes customization tips.
Project support: Bluefish has project support.
Server file access: It can load and save files from servers.
Emmet support: Bluefish supports Zencoding/Emmet.
Search and replace: It has an advanced search and replace engine with Regex support.
Side-by-side editing: The side-by-side feature is fully stable in version 2.4.1.
Dark theme support: Bluefish automatically adjusts text colors for dark desktop themes.
Built-in icon themes: Version 2.4.2 includes built-in Breeze and Breeze-dark icon themes.
Price from: Free

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