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GNU Emacs vs jEdit

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

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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jEdit

jEdit

Development

jEdit is a free, open source text editor for programmers and developers. It has syntax highlighting for over 200 programming languages, auto indentation and completion for most languages, powerful plugin system, and wide range of customization options.

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