Geany vs Lite XL
Geany
geany.orgLite XL
lite-xl.comSide by side
| Figure | Geany | Lite XL |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 8.7 (#9) | 8.2 (#32) |
| Spec score · Editor Software | 8.6 (#5) | 8.2 (#14) |
| Spec score · Code editors | 8.6 (#8) | 8.2 (#22) |
| Editing features | Its listed features include syntax highlighting, code completion, call tips, and code folding. | Multiline editing, autocomplete and pane splitting are supported by default. |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Macro recording | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-cursor editing | No | Yes |
| Plugins | Functionality can be extended through plugins. | Plugins can add features, and the documented plugin manager lpm can install, update and uninstall them. |
| Product | Geany describes itself as a small and lightweight integrated development environment. | Lite XL is a lightweight, extensible text editor written in C and Lua. |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux | Windows,Linux,macOS |
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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.