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Aquamacs Emacs vs Notepad++

A side-by-side look at Aquamacs Emacs and Notepad++. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Aquamacs Emacs

Aquamacs Emacs

Development

Aquamacs Emacs is a free open-source text editor and command-line interface for macOS based on GNU Emacs. It has an intuitive, Aqua-inspired graphical user interface while providing advanced text editing features of Emacs.

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Notepad++

Notepad++

Development

Notepad++ is a free and open-source text editor for Windows. It supports syntax highlighting for over 100 programming languages and markup languages. Notepad++ is highly customizable with plugins and themes and includes features like multi-view editing, macro recording and code folding.

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