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TextEdit vs Traditional Ex - Vi editor

A side-by-side look at TextEdit and Traditional Ex - Vi editor. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

TextEdit

TextEdit

Office & Productivity

TextEdit is a simple text editor that comes pre-installed on Mac computers. It has basic formatting features like fonts, colors, alignments, lists, etc. Good for taking notes or writing short documents.

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Traditional Ex - Vi editor

Traditional Ex - Vi editor

Development

The vi editor (short for visual editor) is a classic, ubiquitous text editor common to Unix-like systems. It has a modal, command-based interface, and supports extensive key bindings and scripting. It excels at text editing productivity once the user knows the commands.

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