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Scratchpad vs Visual Studio Code

A side-by-side look at Scratchpad and Visual Studio Code. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Scratchpad

Scratchpad

Office & Productivity

Scratchpad is a simple text editor built into Firefox that allows you to quickly write down and edit notes. It has basic formatting options and saves content locally in the browser.

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Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code

Development

Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source, lightweight code editor developed by Microsoft. It supports debugging, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and Git control. VS Code has a large extension ecosystem allowing developers to add new languages, themes, debuggers and tools.

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