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MacVim vs Notepad3

A side-by-side look at MacVim and Notepad3. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

MacVim

MacVim

Development

MacVim is a free, open source GUI version of the popular Vim text editor for macOS. It has a native macOS look and feel and includes additional features like clipboard support not found in terminal-based Vim.

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Notepad3

Notepad3

Office & Productivity

Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor for Windows. It is based on the Scintilla editor component and built to replace Notepad++ with better stability and additional features like multi-document interface, syntax highlighting and code folding.

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