Joe's Own Editor vs Neovim
Joe's Own Editor
joe-editor.sourceforge.ioNeovim
neovim.ioSide by side
| Figure | Joe's Own Editor | Neovim |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Text Editors | 7.7 (#62) | 9.1 (#1) |
| Column editing | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Macro recording | Yes | Yes |
| Product | JOE is a full featured terminal-based screen editor distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). | Neovim is a Vim-based text editor engineered for extensibility and usability. |
| Supported platforms | Linux,macOS (Unix-like systems) | Linux,macOS,Windows,Android |
| Terminal features | JOE supports mouse input, shell windows, multiple windows, pipes, and termcap or terminfo terminal capabilities. | Built-in terminal support includes modern terminal features by default |
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Joe's Own Editor
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Neovim
Neovim is a free, Vim-based text editor built for extensibility and usability. It keeps Vim’s editing model and Vimscript v1 support, while configuration lives in init.lua and users can create Lua plugins. Its documented, versioned API and RPC let developers build extensions in many languages; GUIs, IDEs, and web browsers can also embed Neovim. Tree-sitter supports syntax highlighting and text objects, and built-in language-server support provides semantic code inspection and refactoring. Editing tools include multicursor command replay, macro recording, column editing, and large-file handling. A built-in terminal includes modern terminal features. Neovim supports Vim 8.x plugins and more. Stable downloads are listed for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with x86_64 and arm64 builds for each. Windows 8 or newer is required; Windows 7 and older are unsupported. It is licensed under Apache 2.0, with exceptions for parts contributed under the Vim license. Community support is available through GitHub Discussions and vi.stackexchange.com.