Geany vs GNU Emacs
Geany
geany.orgGNU Emacs
gnu.orgSide by side
| Figure | Geany | GNU Emacs |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 8.7 (#9) | 9.0 (#4) |
| Spec score · Editor Software | 8.6 (#5) | 8.7 (#4) |
| Spec score · Code editors | 8.6 (#8) | 8.9 (#4) |
| Column editing | Yes | Yes |
| Documentation | Official documentation includes a manual, FAQ, release notes, hacking guidance, wiki and plugin API reference. | It includes complete built-in documentation and a tutorial for new users. |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Macro recording | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-cursor editing | No | Yes |
| Support | The project directs users with build errors to its mailing list or one of the authors. | Users can seek help through the help-gnu-emacs mailing list or gnu.emacs.help newsgroup, and report bugs with M-x report-emacs-bug. |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux | GNU/Linux, BSDs, Haiku, Windows, macOS, and Android. |
Plans
In their own words
Geany
Geany is a free, lightweight integrated development environment for Linux, macOS, and Windows. It provides syntax highlighting, code completion, call tips, and code folding for languages and file types including C, Java, PHP, HTML, Python, Perl, and Pascal. An embedded terminal emulator is included, and plugins can extend the editor. Geany supports macro recording and column editing, but not multi-cursor editing. The project distributes it under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. Linux, BSD, and similar systems are directed toward distribution packages, including packages named for Debian, Fedora, and Ubuntu. Prebuilt Windows and macOS binaries are available from geany.org, along with links to additional third-party packages and a portable Windows version. Building from source requires GTK3 libraries and headers, dependency libraries, and C and C++ compilers. Geany has no free trial because the listed plan is free.