GNU Emacs vs Monaco Editor
GNU Emacs
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| Figure | GNU Emacs | Monaco Editor |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Code editors | 8.9 (#4) | 8.0 (#28) |
| Editor type | It is a customizable text editor with an Emacs Lisp interpreter at its core. | desktop |
| Extension support | Yes | No |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | GNU Emacs is free software distributed under conditions of the GNU General Public License. | The project README says Monaco Editor is licensed under the MIT License. |
| 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. | The README directs users to create repository issues for Monaco Editor issues and to Stack Overflow for questions. |
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