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CotEditor vs EditPlus

CotEditor

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EditPlus

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FigureCotEditorEditPlus
Price fromFree$9/mo
Free planYes—
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
Windows—Yes
macOSYes—
Plans published114
Spec score · Editor Software8.2 (#11)8.2 (#12)
Spec score · Text Editors8.1 (#37)7.8 (#57)
Spec score · Code editors7.7 (#36)7.9 (#30)
Editing toolsFeatures include live character, word, and line counts, multi-cursor editing, and a syntax-based outline menu.Features include code folding, a Hex Viewer, an HTML toolbar, document selector, user-defined tools, auto completion, cliptext and document templates.
Extension supportYesYes
Free planYesNo
SupportUsers can consult guides in the app's Help menu, report issues on GitHub, or contact the project by email.The maker lists FAQ, bug patches, Emmet for EditPlus, beta testing, and support by email.
Syntax highlightingIt includes syntax highlighting for more than 70 preset languages.It provides customizable syntax highlighting by default for HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, Perl, C/C++, Java, JavaScript and VBScript, with custom syntax files for other languages.

Plans

CotEditor

  • FreeFree

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EditPlus

  • 1-user license$35 a month
  • 5-user license$30 a month
  • 10-user license$23 a month
  • 20-user license$21 a month
  • 30-user license$17 a month
  • 50-user license$14 a month
  • 100-user license$9 a month
  • 1-user license$35, paid once
  • 100-user license$9,009, paid once
  • 5-user license$15,030, paid once

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