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Description
jEdit stands out as a well-established text editor for programmers, boasting a development history that spans hundreds of person-years, especially when factoring in the creation of plugins. This robust editor surpasses many costly alternatives in terms of functionality and user-friendliness, all while being offered as free software with complete source code under the GPL 2.0 license. It includes a built-in macro language and an extensible architecture for plugins, with a vast selection of macros and plugins readily available. Users can easily download and install these plugins directly from jEdit through the convenient "plugin manager" feature. Additionally, jEdit supports a wide variety of character encodings, such as UTF-8 and Unicode, making it highly versatile. It is designed to be configurable and customizable, encompassing all the essential and advanced features one would anticipate in a modern text editor, ensuring it meets the diverse needs of its users. As a result, jEdit remains a compelling choice for developers seeking a powerful yet accessible tool for their coding tasks.
Description
GNU nano was created as a free alternative to the Pico text editor, which is part of the Pine email suite developed by the University of Washington. Its goal was to closely mimic Pico while incorporating additional features. The Debian GNU/Linux distribution, recognized for its commitment to distributing genuinely "free" software (meaning software that has no limitations on redistribution), chose not to include binary packages for Pine or Pico. This decision left many users in a difficult position: while they appreciated these applications, the available versions did not align with the GNU definition of free software. GNU nano serves as a compact and user-friendly text editor. In addition to standard text editing capabilities, nano provides features such as undo/redo, syntax highlighting, interactive search-and-replace, automatic indentation, line numbering, word completion, file locking, backup files, and support for internationalization. Notably, with the release of version 4.0, nano ceased to automatically wrap overly long lines by default, enhancing user control over text formatting. This change reflects the continuous evolution of the software to better meet user needs.
API Access
Has API
No
API Access
Has API
No
Integrations
Go
Yes
HTML
Yes
JSON
Yes
.NET
Yes
C
Yes
C#
Yes
COBOL
Yes
Dart
Yes
Fortran
Yes
Haskell
Yes
Integrations
Go
Yes
HTML
Yes
JSON
Yes
.NET
No
C
No
C#
No
COBOL
No
Dart
No
Fortran
No
Haskell
No
Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
No
Free Version
No
Pricing Details
No price information available.
Free Trial
No
Free Version
No
Deployment
Web-Based
No
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
Yes
Mac
Yes
Linux
Yes
Chromebook
No
Deployment
Web-Based
No
On-Premises
No
iPhone App
No
iPad App
No
Android App
No
Windows
No
Mac
No
Linux
Yes
Chromebook
No
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Customer Support
Business Hours
No
Live Rep (24/7)
No
Online Support
Yes
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Types of Training
Training Docs
Yes
Webinars
No
Live Training (Online)
No
In Person
No
Vendor Details
Company Name
jEdit
Website
www.jedit.org
Vendor Details
Company Name
nano
Founded
1999
Website
www.nano-editor.org
Product Features
Code Editors
API
No
Auto-Complete
No
Code Folding
No
Column Editing
No
Customizable Themes
No
Debugging
No
Formatting / Table Editing
No
Keyboard Shortcuts
No
Multi-Monitor Editing
No
Syntax Highlighting
No
WYSIWYG
No
Text Editors
API
No
Auto-Complete
No
Code Folding
No
Column Editing
No
Customizable Themes
No
Debugging
No
Formatting / Table Editing
No
Keyboard Shortcuts
No
Multi-Monitor Editing
No
Syntax Highlighting
No
WYSIWYG
No
Product Features
Code Editors
API
No
Auto-Complete
No
Code Folding
No
Column Editing
No
Customizable Themes
No
Debugging
No
Formatting / Table Editing
No
Keyboard Shortcuts
No
Multi-Monitor Editing
No
Syntax Highlighting
No
WYSIWYG
No
Text Editors
API
No
Auto-Complete
No
Code Folding
No
Column Editing
No
Customizable Themes
No
Debugging
No
Formatting / Table Editing
No
Keyboard Shortcuts
No
Multi-Monitor Editing
No
Syntax Highlighting
No
WYSIWYG
No