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| || [[https://atom.io/|Atom]] || Mac (10.8 or higher)|| MIT ||Windows and Linux versions coming || | || [[https://atom.io/|Atom]] || Mac (10.8 or higher), Windows 7 & 8, Red``Hat Linux, and Ubuntu Linux|| MIT ||Still not 1.0 (although definitely very usable), so updates are very frequent|| |
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| || [[http://www.sublimetext.com/|Sublime Text]]|| Windows, Mac (10.6 or higher), and Linux || [[http://www.sublimetext.com/eula|Sublime EULA]] || Costs $59, but has an open ended free evaluation period || || [[http://www.activestate.com/Products/komodo_ide/komodo_edit.mhtml|Komodo Edit]] || Windows, Mac, and Linux. || Mix of GPL, LGPL, and [[http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mozilla1.1.php|MPL]] || Built on top of the Mozilla platform (but not browser-based), so it's pretty heavyweight compared to the rest. And they constantly try to upsell you to Komodo``IDE ($295). It is a good editor though. || |
|| [[http://www.sublimetext.com/|Sublime Text]]|| Windows, Mac (10.6 or higher), and Linux || [[http://www.sublimetext.com/eula|Sublime EULA]] || Costs $70, but has an open ended free evaluation period with popups asking you to buy now and then || || [[http://www.activestate.com/Products/komodo_ide/komodo_edit.mhtml|Komodo Edit]] || Windows, Mac, and Linux. || Mix of GPL, LGPL, and [[http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mozilla1.1.php|MPL]] || Built on top of the Mozilla platform (but a standalone app), so it's pretty heavyweight compared to the rest. And they constantly try to upsell you to Komodo``IDE ($295). It is a good editor though. || |
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| || [[http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html|SciTE]] || Windows, Linux || Similar to [[http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php|MIT]] license. i.e. disclaimer and notice) ||Works on MacOS X with [[http://www.kronenberg.org/darwine/|Darwine]]|| | || [[http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html|SciTE]] || Windows, Linux, MacOS || Similar to [[http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php|MIT]] license. i.e. disclaimer and notice) ||Windows and Linux versions free, but MacOS X version is $41.99 in the [[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scite/id466385995|Mac App Store]]|| |
Other Text Editors
Even if you don't want to use one of the traditional Unix text editors, it's still a good idea to use an editor more powerful and flexible than Notepad or TextEdit, particularly if you ever edit scripting or programming language files, or even HTML. All of the editors below do some sort of syntax highlighting and have at least some auto-indenting support. Some also have features like auto-complete. Most are free (as in speech and beer), a few expect you to pay eventually or offer more features in a paid version.
Editor |
Platform(s) |
License |
Notes |
Mac (10.8 or higher), Windows 7 & 8, RedHat Linux, and Ubuntu Linux |
MIT |
Still not 1.0 (although definitely very usable), so updates are very frequent |
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Mac (10.6.8 or higher) |
closed source, but free |
Recommended Mac editor |
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Mac (10.6.8 or higher) |
closed source, $49.99 |
Same base as TextWrangler, but with more features, e.g. version control integration, powerful HTML tools |
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Windows |
Recommended Windows editor |
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Windows, Mac (10.6 or higher), and Linux |
Costs $70, but has an open ended free evaluation period with popups asking you to buy now and then |
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Windows, Mac, and Linux. |
Mix of GPL, LGPL, and MPL |
Built on top of the Mozilla platform (but a standalone app), so it's pretty heavyweight compared to the rest. And they constantly try to upsell you to KomodoIDE ($295). It is a good editor though. |
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Linux (Gnome), Windows, Mac |
GPL |
Natively a Gnome editor, it looks like a Linux app even on Mac and Windows. Recent versions at least try to look more native. |
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Windows, Mac, and Linux |
GPL |
Cross platform editor written in Java. Doesn't look or act native anywhere. |
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Linux (KDE) |
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Windows, Linux, MacOS |
Similar to MIT license. i.e. disclaimer and notice) |
Windows and Linux versions free, but MacOS X version is $41.99 in the Mac App Store |