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TextEdit vs vile

A side-by-side look at TextEdit and vile. 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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vile

vile

Development

Vile is a lightweight text editor for programmers, focused on flexibility and high performance. It has vim-style key bindings and macros, but aims to be small and fast.

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