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 | Notepad++ |
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Java | ||
Color coding | ||
Configurable | ||
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions | ||
Lightweight | ||
Live Preview | ||
Multiple languages | ||
Tabbed interface | ||
Auto-saving | ||
Autocompletion | ||
Block edit | ||
Built-in editor | ||
Code formatting | ||
Column edit mode | ||
Custom Language Definitions | ||
Customer support | ||
Debugger | ||
Developer Tools | ||
Support for FTP | ||
Integrated Search | ||
Support for Javascript | ||
Macros | ||
Multiple Open Tabs | ||
Native GUI | ||
Plugin manager | ||
Portable | ||
Support for regular expressions | ||
Side-by-Side comparison |