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EditPlus vs Kakoune

EditPlus

editplus.com

Kakoune

kakoune.org

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FigureEditPlusKakoune
Price from$9/moFree
Free plan—Yes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WindowsYes—
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
Plans published141
Spec score · Editor Software8.2 (#12)8.1 (#16)
Spec score · Code editors7.9 (#30)7.7 (#37)
Spec score · Text Editors7.8 (#57)8.0 (#43)
Extension supportYesYes
Free planNoYes
Supported platformswindowsThe project says Kakoune can be built on Linux, macOS, and Cygwin; it says no native Windows version is planned.
ProductEditPlus is a text editor for Windows with built-in FTP, FTPS and SFTP capabilities, positioned for web page authors and programmers.Kakoune is a modal code editor inspired by Vi and Vim.
SupportThe maker lists FAQ, bug patches, Emmet for EditPlus, beta testing, and support by email.The project directs users to its community on Matrix and IRC for questions and remarks.
Syntax highlightingIt 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.Syntax highlighting supports multiple languages in the same buffer and different highlighting for the same buffer in different windows.

Plans

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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Kakoune

  • KakouneFree

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