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CotEditor

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Kakoune

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FigureCotEditorKakoune
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
macOSYesYes
Linux—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Editor Software8.2 (#11)8.1 (#16)
Spec score · Text Editors8.1 (#37)8.0 (#43)
Spec score · Code editors7.7 (#36)7.7 (#37)
Extension supportYesYes
Free planYesYes
Multi-cursor editingYesYes
SupportUsers can consult guides in the app's Help menu, report issues on GitHub, or contact the project by email.The project directs users to its community on Matrix and IRC for questions and remarks.
Supported platformsmacOSLinux,macOS
Syntax highlightingIt includes syntax highlighting for more than 70 preset languages.Syntax highlighting supports multiple languages in the same buffer and different highlighting for the same buffer in different windows.

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