BBEdit vs Notepad++ : Which is Better?

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BBEdit

BBEdit is a proprietary text editor. Developed by Bare Bones Software

License: Commercial

Categories: Development

Apps available for Mac OS X

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Notepad++

Notepad++ is a free open source notepad replacement and code editor with nice features. It supports syntax highlighting for many languages and has an extension system as well. Developed by Don Ho

License: Open Source

Categories: Development

Apps available for Windows PortableApps.com

BBEdit VS Notepad++ Feature comparision

Feature BBEdit Notepad++
Code completion
Live Preview
Multiple languages
Syntax Highlighting
Lightweight
Code formatting
Tabbed interface
Custom Language Definitions
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Built-in Terminal
Autocompletion
Package Control
Customizable
Python
Developer Tools
Spell checking
Command line interface
Automatic Indentation
Search and replace
Terminal-based
PHP IDE
Refactoring
Build system
Visual studio intergration
Support for SFTP
Web Development
Live css editing
Built-in File Manager
Real time collaboration
Color coding
Configurable
Auto-saving
Block edit
Built-in editor
Column edit mode
Customer support
Debugger
Support for FTP
Integrated Search
Support for Javascript
Macros
Multiple Open Tabs
Native GUI
Plugin manager
Portable
Support for regular expressions
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*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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