Geany vs Nova
Geany
geany.org
Nova
nova.appSide by side
| Figure | Geany | Nova |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $4.08/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 4 |
| Spec score · PHP IDEs | 8.7 (#2) | 8.2 (#8) |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 8.7 (#9) | 8.1 (#39) |
| Spec score · Editor Software | 8.6 (#5) | 7.9 (#22) |
| Spec score · Code editors | 8.6 (#8) | 7.9 (#29) |
| Column editing | Yes | Yes |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Multi-cursor editing | No | Yes |
| Product | Geany describes itself as a small and lightweight integrated development environment. | Nova is a full-featured, Mac-native code editor and IDE. |
| Support | The project directs users with build errors to its mailing list or one of the authors. | Nova support documentation is available in the Nova Library, which provides a contact support link. |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux | macOS |
Plans
Nova
- Nova license$99 a month
- License renewal$49 a year
- Nova license renewal$49 a year
- Nova$99, paid once
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.