GNU Emacs vs Microsoft Editor
GNU Emacs
gnu.orgMicrosoft Editor
microsoft.comSide by side
| Figure | GNU Emacs | Microsoft Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $0.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 16 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 9.0 (#4) | 8.6 (#13) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Users can seek help through the help-gnu-emacs mailing list or gnu.emacs.help newsgroup, and report bugs with M-x report-emacs-bug. | Microsoft's product page describes ongoing support as included with Microsoft 365 Personal. |
Plans
Microsoft Editor
- Microsoft 365 Personal$9.99 a month
- Microsoft 365 PersonalPriced on request
- Microsoft 365 Family$12.99 a month
- Microsoft 365 FamilyPriced on request
- Microsoft 365 Business StandardPriced on request
- Microsoft 365 Business PremiumPriced on request
- Microsoft 365 Apps for businessPriced on request
- Microsoft 365 Business Standard (no Teams)Priced on request
- Microsoft 365 Business Premium (no Teams)Priced on request
- Microsoft 365 Apps for business$10 a year
In their own words
Microsoft Editor
Microsoft Editor checks spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation, with additional suggestions for clarity, conciseness, and formality. It is available as a browser extension and in Word and Outlook, including Word for the web and the desktop app. Editor provides basic writing guidance in more than 20 languages and spelling suggestions in more than 80; users can spell-check up to three languages at once. Its similarity checker can find document content resembling online text and help cite the original source. A free grammar checker covers basic spelling and grammar, while premium features are included with Microsoft 365 and are not sold separately as Editor premium. Microsoft 365 Personal and Family offers on the Editor page include a free one-month trial. Personal costs $9.99 a month, billed monthly; Family costs $12.99 a month, billed monthly. For spelling and grammar checks in Edge, typed text is processed by a Microsoft cloud service and deleted afterward; Basic spellcheck in Edge checks locally instead.