GNU Emacs vs SciTE
GNU Emacs
gnu.org
SciTE
scintilla.orgSide by side
| Figure | GNU Emacs | SciTE |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 9.0 (#4) | 8.5 (#16) |
| Spec score · Code editors | 8.9 (#4) | 8.2 (#21) |
| Column editing | Yes | Yes |
| Customization options | Users can customize it with Emacs Lisp code or a graphical interface. | Much of SciTE’s behavior can be changed by editing properties files. |
| Editing | It provides content-aware editing modes, including syntax coloring, for many file types. | SciTE provides automatic syntax styling and can hold multiple files in memory, with one file visible at a time. |
| Extension support | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Large-file handling | Yes | Yes |
| License | GNU Emacs is free software distributed under conditions of the GNU General Public License. | The download page says the license for using Scintilla or SciTE is similar to Python’s and contains very few restrictions. |
| Macro recording | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-cursor editing | 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. | Questions and comments about SciTE are directed to the scite-interest mailing list, which averages fewer than five messages per week. |
| Supported platforms | GNU/Linux, BSDs, Haiku, Windows, macOS, and Android. | Windows,macOS,Linux |
Plans
In their own words
SciTE
SciTE is a free Scintilla-based text editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with tools for building and running programs. It provides automatic syntax styling and can keep multiple files in memory while displaying one file at a time. The documentation lists styling for C/C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, Rust, SQL, HTML, YAML, and other languages. SciTE can compile or run source files and place command output in its output pane. Editing includes multi-cursor, column editing, macro recording, and large-file handling, with extension support. Properties files control much of its behavior and can add external applications to the Tools menu. Windows downloads support Windows 7 and later in 32-bit, 64-bit, and ARM versions. The Linux binary is for 64-bit Intel-compatible processors and requires GTK 2.24 or later. A commercial macOS version is available through the Mac App Store. The listed SciTE plan is free.