CotEditor vs Micro
CotEditor
coteditor.comMicro
micro-editor.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | CotEditor | Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Editor Software | 8.2 (#11) | 8.4 (#8) |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 8.1 (#37) | 8.5 (#18) |
| Spec score · Code editors | 7.7 (#36) | 8.4 (#14) |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Syntax highlighting | It includes syntax highlighting for more than 70 preset languages. | Micro provides syntax highlighting for over 130 languages. |
| What it does | CotEditor is a lightweight plain-text editor for source code, notes, Markdown, web content, and more. | Micro is a modern, intuitive terminal-based text editor. |
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In their own words
Micro
Micro is a free terminal-based text editor for Windows, macOS and Linux, intended for people who prefer terminal work or regularly edit files over SSH. It is distributed as a single static binary without dependencies. The editor provides syntax highlighting for over 130 languages and includes splits, tabs, a diff gutter, simple autocompletion, persistent undo, linting notifications, macros, soft wrapping, line numbers and Unicode support. It also offers multiple cursors, mouse selection and an interactive shell inside the editor. Options and keybindings can be changed with JSON, with further configuration through Lua. Its Lua plugin system includes a manager for installing, removing and updating plugins. Micro supports language servers and remote development, and themes can use 16, 256 or truecolor; seven colorschemes are included by default. On Linux desktops, external clipboard access requires xclip or xsel for X11, or wl-clipboard for Wayland. Vim emulation and Vi keybindings are not provided.