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FireSSH vs GNU Emacs

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

FireSSH

FireSSH

Network & Admin

FireSSH is an SSH client that runs as a Firefox add-on, allowing you to access SSH servers directly from within the Firefox browser. It provides a terminal interface and tunnels SSH over HTTPS for added security.

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GNU Emacs

GNU Emacs

Development

GNU Emacs is a popular, open source text editor and computing environment. It runs on most operating systems and provides extensibility through an Emacs Lisp interpreter.

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