SlickEdit

Spec sheet

Free plan

NoRead 20 Sep 2026 · slickedit.com

Trial

SlickEdit offers a 15 day trial requested by emailing [email protected] with subject ##trial.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Founded

1988Read 28 Sep 2026 · slickedit.com

Company history

SlickEdit Inc. says J. Clark Maurer incorporated the company in 1988 and that its products have been used for over 30 years.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Debugger support

SlickEdit Pro supports GDB, Java JDWP, Google Go, Clang C/C++ LLDB, Python, Perl, PHP with Xdebug, XCode, and Android JVM/NDK debuggers.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Downloads

The downloads page lists Standard and Pro installers, license server installers for concurrent licenses, and SlickEdit Core for Eclipse.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Language coverage

SlickEdit 2025 enables coding in over 70 languages on Windows, Linux, macOS, and more.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Pro capabilities

Pro adds symbol analysis and navigation, debuggers, integrated builds, beautifiers, Diffzilla editing and folder diff, version-control shelving, Java Live Errors, and JUnit integration.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Pro use

SlickEdit Pro is designed for building and debugging large or complex projects with version-control and file-differencing tools.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Product type

SlickEdit is a cross-platform, multi-language code editor supporting over 60 languages.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Remote development

YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · slickedit.com

Standard editing

Standard includes syntax expansion and indenting, SmartPaste, keystroke emulations, multiple cursors and selections, Backup History, Slick-C macro recording, and files up to 2 TB.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Standard use

SlickEdit Standard is designed for single-file operations and one-off scripts, including loading very large files.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Support resources

SlickEdit support provides a user guide, license server administration guide, hotfixes, email support, system requirements, and the Pro and Standard EULA.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Supported platforms

Windows,macOS,Linux,Raspberry PiRead 20 Sep 2026 · slickedit.com

System support

System requirements list Windows, Linux Intel and Arm, macOS, and Linux Arm Raspberry Pi installations.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Version control

SlickEdit Pro integrates with Git, Subversion, CVS, Mercurial, Perforce, and Clearcase.Read 1 Oct 2026 · slickedit.com

Plans and prices

Every SlickEdit plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Text Editors#21 of 828.4
• Code editors#18 of 458.3
• Go IDEs#15 of 248.0
• PHP IDEs#15 of 237.9
• C++ IDEs#17 of 247.8