Geany vs Kakoune
Geany
geany.orgKakoune
kakoune.orgSide by side
| Figure | Geany | Kakoune |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 8.7 (#9) | 8.0 (#43) |
| Spec score · Editor Software | 8.6 (#5) | 8.1 (#16) |
| Spec score · Code editors | 8.6 (#8) | 7.7 (#37) |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Macro recording | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-cursor editing | No | Yes |
| Product | Geany describes itself as a small and lightweight integrated development environment. | Kakoune is a modal code editor inspired by Vi and Vim. |
| Support | The project directs users with build errors to its mailing list or one of the authors. | The project directs users to its community on Matrix and IRC for questions and remarks. |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux | Linux,macOS |
| Syntax highlighting | The editor provides syntax highlighting for source-code and markup files. | Syntax highlighting supports multiple languages in the same buffer and different highlighting for the same buffer in different windows. |
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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.