Pantry vs Textadept

Pantry is a package manager for system-level binaries and JavaScript/TypeScript packages, available on macOS, Linux, and Windows for ARM64 and x86_64 systems. Its catalog lists 1,753+ system packages, 3M+ npm packages, 469K+ PHP packages, 21 Zig packages, and 50 desktop apps. System packages are pre-built and delivered as tarballs through a CDN-backed registry. For JavaScript projects, Pantry acts as an npm client with access to the full npm registry, including workspace and monorepo support. The CLI is installed with a shell command, and the maker says it has no runtime dependencies. Pantry supports lockfiles, global installation, offline package caching, and publishing. The Free plan costs nothing and includes public packages, one seat, 50MB artifacts, standard builds and downloads, 30 days of full analytics, and a point-in-time audit. Pro costs $9 a month; Team costs $29 a month and includes 10 seats. Paid plans add private and unlisted packages, build insurance, continuous CVE and licence alerts, and SBOM export.

Textadept is a free, open-source text editor for programmers, available with graphical and terminal interfaces. It supports more than 100 programming languages and includes multiple carets and selections, unlimited split views, configurable key bindings, nested snippets, column editing, and macro recording. Lua scripting can extend and customize nearly every aspect of the editor. Shell commands can be used to run code, build projects, and execute tests; optional modules add language debuggers, file comparison, source formatting, an LSP client, scratch buffers, and spell checking. The project says Textadept does not connect to the internet. Pre-built binaries are self-contained and require no installation, and source code is available under the MIT License. Requirements vary: Linux GUI use needs Qt 5 or GTK 3, while the terminal version needs ncurses. Pre-built macOS binaries are for Apple Silicon only. The project provides a manual, Lua API documentation, issue tracker, discussions, wiki, and FAQ.