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
EditPad Lite is a lightweight and user-friendly text editor suitable for basic editing tasks, while jEdit is a powerful and extensible editor designed for more advanced programming needs. The choice between them depends on the user's requirements for performance versus feature richness.