Geany vs Pluma
Geany
geany.orgPluma
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| Figure | Geany | Pluma |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 8.7 (#9) | 7.9 (#50) |
| Build requirements | Building from source requires GTK3 libraries and headers, dependency libraries, and C and C++ compilers. | The project README lists GTK+ 3.22 or later and GtkSourceView 4.0.2 or later as requirements. |
| Documentation | Official documentation includes a manual, FAQ, release notes, hacking guidance, wiki and plugin API reference. | The MATE wiki says there is currently no user documentation for Pluma. |
| Editing features | Its listed features include syntax highlighting, code completion, call tips, and code folding. | Pluma supports UTF-8 text, syntax highlighting, remote file editing, search and replace, printing with preview, and file revert. |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | Functionality can be extended through plugins. | Pluma has a flexible plugin system for adding advanced features. |
| Support | The project directs users with build errors to its mailing list or one of the authors. | The project directs bug reports to its GitHub issue tracker and asks reporters to create an account. |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux | Linux |
| What it does | Geany is a small, fast integrated development environment and text editor built with GTK and Scintilla. | Pluma is a general purpose graphical text editor for creating and editing text files in the MATE desktop environment. |
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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.