jEdit is a free software text editor available under the GNU General Public License version 2.0. It is written in Java and runs on any operating system with Java support, including BSD, Linux, macOS and Windows.
License: Open Source
Feature | jEdit | CotEditor |
---|---|---|
Java | ||
Colored Text | ||
File Versioning | ||
macOS-like | ||
Lightweight | ||
Code formatting | ||
Tabbed interface | ||
Custom Language Definitions | ||
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions | ||
Built-in Terminal | ||
Autocompletion | ||
Customizable | ||
Support for Themes | ||
Community based | ||
Package Control | ||
Syntax Highlighting | ||
Python | ||
Developer Tools | ||
Better syntax highlighting support | ||
Debian package compatible | ||
FOSS | ||
Spell checking | ||
Command line interface | ||
Automatic Indentation | ||
Search and replace | ||
Terminal-based | ||
Cross-platform | ||
Editable text color schemes |