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EmEditor vs Monaco Editor

EmEditor

emeditor.com

Monaco Editor

microsoft.github.io

Side by side

FigureEmEditorMonaco Editor
Price from$5/moFree
Free planYesYes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
Web—Yes
WindowsYes—
API—Yes
Plans published61
Spec score · Code editors8.8 (#6)8.0 (#28)
Extension supportYesNo
Free planYesYes

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

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Monaco Editor

  • Monaco EditorFree

Monaco Editor pricing →

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.

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Monaco Editor

Monaco Editor has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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