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GNU Emacs vs metapad

A side-by-side look at GNU Emacs and metapad. 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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metapad

metapad

Office & Productivity

Metapad is a simple text editor for Windows that focuses on speed and efficiency. It has a clean interface and useful features like syntax highlighting, markdown support, and themes.

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