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GNOME Text Editor vs GNU Emacs

GNOME Text Editor

apps.gnome.org

GNU Emacs

gnu.org

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FigureGNOME Text EditorGNU Emacs
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
LinuxYesYes
Android—Yes
Plans published11
Spec score · Text Editors7.5 (#68)9.0 (#4)
Spec score · Code editors7.1 (#44)8.9 (#4)
EditingThe app edits text files.It provides content-aware editing modes, including syntax coloring, for many file types.
Editor typedesktopIt is a customizable text editor with an Emacs Lisp interpreter at its core.

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GNOME Text Editor

  • FreeFree

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GNU Emacs

  • GNU EmacsFree

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