ReText vs Visual Studio Code : Which is Better?

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ReText

ReText: Simple but powerful editor for Markdown and reStructuredText. Developed by Mandriver

License: Open Source

Categories: Development

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux BSD

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Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux and macOS. Developed by Microsoft

License: Open Source

Categories: Development

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Linux Electron / Atom Shell

ReText VS Visual Studio Code Feature comparision

Feature ReText Visual Studio Code
Live Preview
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
Customizable
Support for Themes
Community based
Lightweight
Package Control
Syntax Highlighting
MarkDown support
End-to-End Encryption
Cloud sync
Encrypted Notes
WYSIWYG Support
Support for LaTeX
Autocompletion
Spell checking
Text formatting
Support for Windows Hello
Macros
Multi-project management
FLOSS
No Tracking
Privacy-friendly
Automatic Indentation
Dropbox integration
Google Drive integration
Works Offline
Tumblr integration
C# Scripting
Dark theme
GIT support
Mercurial support
Multiple cursors
Bugs
Built-in Terminal
C++ support
C support
Code completion
Code formatting
Code navigation
Color coding of code
Electron based
Embedded debugger
Extensions
Git integration
Graphical interface
Intellisense
Support for Javascript
Minimap
Night mode/Dark Theme
PHP IDE
Plugins
Remote Debugging
Ruby support
Run Android Apps on Desktop
Source code debugging
Support for NodeJS
Supports loads of file formats
Supports Python
Version and Source control
Tabbed interface
Custom Language Definitions
Python
Developer Tools
Integrated FTP client
Better syntax highlighting support
Debian package compatible
FOSS
Java IDE
Beauty and fluid interface
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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