EmEditor vs GNU Emacs
EmEditor
emeditor.comGNU Emacs
gnu.orgSide by side
| Figure | EmEditor | GNU Emacs |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $5/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 1 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 9.0 (#5) | 9.0 (#4) |
| Spec score · Code editors | 8.8 (#6) | 8.9 (#4) |
| Column editing | Yes | Yes |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2000 | 1990 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Large-file handling | Yes | Yes |
| Macro recording | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-cursor editing | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | Windows 10,Windows 11,Windows Server 2019 or later; legacy support includes Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 | GNU/Linux, BSDs, Haiku, Windows, macOS, and Android. |
| Unicode Support | EmEditor supports full Unicode and UTF-8 encoding. | It supports full Unicode for nearly all human scripts. |
Plans
EmEditor
- Professional Monthly Subscription$6 a month
- Professional Annual Subscription$60 a year
- Annual Subscription$5 a month
- Monthly Subscription$6 a month
- EmEditor FreeFree
- Professional TrialFree
In their own words
EmEditor
EmEditor is a Windows text editor for text and code, including files up to 16 TB or 1,099 billion lines. It supports multi-cursor and column editing, macro recording, Unicode and UTF-8, plus plug-ins and connections to external tools such as compilers, browsers, and HTMLTidy. CSV features include sorting, pivot tables, joins, and frozen headers. A free edition is available, and the 7-day Professional trial becomes Free automatically without charging automatically. The listed Professional subscriptions cost $6 a month or $5 a month billed annually, with the annual plan billed at 60 USD first year. Professional purchases include a 90-day full refund guarantee. Current supported platforms listed are Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2019 or later; legacy support includes Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. Home or school personal users may install it on up to five computers, while organizations need a license for each computer where it is installed or accessible.