GNU Emacs vs Text Editor Pro
GNU Emacs
gnu.orgText Editor Pro
texteditor.proSide by side
| Figure | GNU Emacs | Text Editor Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 9.0 (#4) | 7.8 (#55) |
| Column editing | Yes | Yes |
| Customization options | Users can customize it with Emacs Lisp code or a graphical interface. | The maker lists over 600 customization options and over 100 ready-made skins. |
| Editing | It provides content-aware editing modes, including syntax coloring, for many file types. | It supports multi-caret and synchronized editing, plus code, tag, and text folding. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Large-file handling | Yes | Yes |
| 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. | Users can email [email protected] to send feedback, suggest features, or report bugs. |
| Supported platforms | GNU/Linux, BSDs, Haiku, Windows, macOS, and Android. | Windows |
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