Geany vs Monaco Editor
Geany
geany.orgMonaco Editor
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| Figure | Geany | Monaco Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Code editors | 8.6 (#8) | 8.0 (#28) |
| Extension support | Yes | No |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Geany describes itself as a small and lightweight integrated development environment. | Monaco Editor is the fully featured code editor from VS Code, provided as a library for use in a web browser. |
| Support | The project directs users with build errors to its mailing list or one of the authors. | The README directs users to create repository issues for Monaco Editor issues and to Stack Overflow for questions. |
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.
Monaco Editor
Monaco Editor has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.