RJ TextEd vs Vim

RJ TextEd is a code and text editor for many programming languages, with tools aimed particularly at web development. It can work with Unicode text, source code, ASCII, and binary files. For HTML and CSS, it offers an integrated preview, spell checking, auto completion, validation, and templates. A document map, code explorer, TODO lists, symbols, and fast search help navigate projects. Its language-server client provides code completion, hover information, diagnostics, and symbol search; FTP and SFTP support lets users upload and edit remote files. Themes, colors, and panels can be customized. RJ TextEd is freeware, including for commercial use, and donations are welcome. It is listed for Linux and Windows; the maker says it has been tested on Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11, and that Linux use may work through Wine. Downloads include 32-bit, 64-bit, and portable versions, plus a version for Windows XP and Vista. Online help and a forum are available.

Vim is a configurable text editor for creating and changing text, with uses that include programming, composing email, and editing configuration files. It supports hundreds of programming languages and file formats, with search and replace, column editing, macro recording, and a persistent, multi-level undo tree. An extensive plugin system and scripting language let users add plugin-like extensions, and Vim integrates with many tools. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows and is distributed freely under a GPL-compatible license as charityware. Users who find Vim useful are asked to consider donating to help children in Uganda through Kuwasha. Windows downloads include installers and zip packages for x64, x86, and ARM, plus links to Winget packages. For macOS, downloads link to MacVim for a graphical version and Homebrew for a terminal version. On Unix, Vim recommends obtaining it from source and links a daily-built AppImage for many Linux systems. The maker says Vim takes learning and is not a WYSIWYG word processor for typeset documents.