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FeatherPad vs Openfire

A side-by-side look at FeatherPad and Openfire. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

FeatherPad

FeatherPad

Office & Productivity

FeatherPad is a lightweight text editor for Linux. It has basic editing features like syntax highlighting and search/replace, but aims to provide a simple, easy-to-use interface without unnecessary bells and whistles. Good for quick edits of configs, notes, etc.

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Openfire

Openfire

Social & Communications

Openfire is an open source instant messaging and chat server. It uses the XMPP protocol and can be configured to work with many chat clients such as Spark, Pidgin, and Web clients. It is written in Java and has features like group chat, messaging archive, and plugins.

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