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<h2 id="graphical-and-text-user-interface">Graphical and text user interface</h2> <p>The following editors can either be used with a <a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface/wBlQFWDP">graphical user interface</a> or a <a href="/facts/Text_user_interface/bngNtqIY">text user interface</a>. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th><th>License</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Elvis_(text_editor)/YGhHLma6">Elvis</a></td><td>A vi/ex clone with additional commands and features.</td><td><a href="/facts/Artistic_License/9vHBm47P">ClArtistic</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Extensible_Versatile_Editor/mJmwxx2S">Extensible Versatile Editor (EVE)</a></td><td>Default under <a href="/facts/OpenVMS/rAnHAgpD">OpenVMS</a>.</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Emacs/BvGxuAxQ">GNU Emacs</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>/<a href="/facts/XEmacs/7U5uxlIT">XEmacs</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td>Two long-existing forks of the popular <a href="/facts/Emacs/BvGxuAxQ">Emacs</a> programmer's editor. Emacs and <a href="/facts/Vi_(text_editor)/d8G1PkDh">vi</a> are the dominant text editors on <a href="/facts/Unix-like/YAKrAxzd">Unix-like</a> <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating systems</a>, and have inspired the <a href="/facts/Editor_war/fHT355fB">editor wars</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a> / <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Language-Sensitive_Editor/8d8gkDQ8">Language-Sensitive Editor (LSE)</a></td><td>Programmer's Editor for <a href="/facts/OpenVMS/rAnHAgpD">OpenVMS</a> implemented using <a href="/facts/Text_Processing_Utility/gn2bbe5T">TPU</a>.</td><td>?</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Textadept/Cs9NEJqM">Textadept</a></td><td>A modular, cross-platform editor written in <a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a> and <a href="/facts/Lua_(programming_language)/xkBCgta0">Lua</a>, using <a href="/facts/Scintilla_(software)/SGgVAN82">Scintilla</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vile_(text_editor)/NXR8MhvE">vile (vi like Emacs)</a></td><td>A vi work-alike which retains the vi command-set while adding new features: multiple windows and buffers, infinite undo, colorization, scriptable expansion capabilities, etc.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-only</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vim_(text_editor)/JXAYMDgt">vim</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td><td>A clone based on the ideas of the <a href="/facts/Vi_(text_editor)/d8G1PkDh">vi</a> editor and designed for use both from a <a href="/facts/Command_line_interface/R9JpGmXQ">command line interface</a> and in a <a href="/facts/Graphical_user_interface/wBlQFWDP">graphical user interface</a>.</td><td>Vim</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="graphical-user-interface">Graphical user interface</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th><th>License</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Acme_(Plan_9)/IlJR0mWN">Acme</a></td><td>A User Interface for Programmers by <a href="/facts/Rob_Pike/K5R9UoSH">Rob Pike</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Alphatk/M8LVdxhe">Alphatk</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Apache_OpenOffice_Writer/r76r0Kl1">Apache OpenOffice Writer</a></td><td>Word processor and text editor of the <a href="/facts/Apache_OpenOffice/r76r0Kl1">Apache OpenOffice Suite</a>, based on <a href="/facts/StarOffice/XbjDHKRV">StarOffice's</a> suite.</td><td><a href="/facts/Apache_License/5AeIjas8">Apache-2.0</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Arachnophilia/R7Sgnk8a">Arachnophilia</a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Source_code_editor/D0hecHMt">source code editor</a> which is successor to another HTML editor, WebThing.</td><td><a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">Free software</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Atom_(text_editor)/fHN07lHW">Atom</a></td><td>A modular, general-purpose editor built using <a href="/facts/HTML/sSc3fT78">HTML</a>, <a href="/facts/CSS/tA90XBQo">CSS</a> and <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> on top of <a href="/facts/Chromium_(web_browser)/F1S8sAEt">Chromium</a> and <a href="/facts/Node.js/FKzhV4Qa">Node.js</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/BBEdit/vXArymXF">BBEdit</a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary</a> <a href="/facts/Text_editor/jPCgtbvN">text editor</a> originally developed for <a href="/facts/Macintosh/8GhnXTK0">Macintosh</a> <a href="/facts/System_6/5hKYcxEV">System Software 6</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Bluefish_(software)/Pmnx2ENl">Bluefish</a></td><td>A source code editor with web development features.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Brackets_(text_editor)/azN7QgIJ">Brackets</a></td><td>A modular, web-oriented editor built using <a href="/facts/HTML/sSc3fT78">HTML</a>, <a href="/facts/CSS/tA90XBQo">CSS</a> and <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> on top of the <a href="/facts/Chromium_Embedded_Framework/oKADxFcX">Chromium Embedded Framework</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/CodeWright/z2HFpEoI">CodeWright</a></td><td>An editing system or source code editor which can be configured to work with other <a href="/facts/Integrated_development_environment/jbEINSQf">integrated development environment</a> (IDE) systems.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Crimson_Editor/BuwCIkbo">Crimson Editor</a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Text_editor/jPCgtbvN">text editor</a> which is typically used as a <a href="/facts/Source_code_editor/D0hecHMt">source code editor</a> and <a href="/facts/HTML_editor/Tf82QUku">HTML editor</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/CygnusEd/jzH90VgQ">CygnusEd</a> (CED)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/E_(PC_DOS)/gDxIoArF">E Text Editor</a></td><td>Default under <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a> <a href="/facts/OS%2f2/uVBl6ItP">OS/2</a> versions 2-4.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Eddie_(text_editor)/SXjuBhyr">Eddie</a></td><td>An editor originally made for <a href="/facts/BeOS/tGYfe835">BeOS</a> and later ported to <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> and <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/EmEditor/dSx82smG">EmEditor</a></td><td>extensible <a href="/facts/Commercial_software/WLgyRFMh">commercial</a> <a href="/facts/Text_editor/jPCgtbvN">text editor</a> which supports <a href="/facts/Unicode/DDu3MfPV">Unicode</a>, <a href="/facts/Syntax_highlighting/cLCr5a6w">syntax highlighting</a> and vertical selection editing, editing of large files (up to 248 GB or 2.1 billion <a href="/facts/Line_(text_file)/V7FJM1ga">lines</a>)</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Epsilon_text_editor/UvCDnRRX">Epsilon</a></td><td>A <a href="/facts/Programmer/WGTS1Jv9">programmer</a>'s <a href="/facts/Text_editor/jPCgtbvN">text editor</a> modelled after <a href="/facts/Emacs/BvGxuAxQ">Emacs</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/FeatherPad/QP6fb0KL">FeatherPad</a></td><td>A lightweight editor based on <a href="/facts/Qt_(software)/gVhwlQnJ">Qt</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Geany/D8E0NN0U">Geany</a></td><td>A fast and lightweight editor – <a href="/facts/Integrated_development_environment/jbEINSQf">IDE</a>, uses <a href="/facts/GTK/oLpVm9pp">GTK</a>+.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Gedit/Eroyyson">gedit</a></td><td>Former default under <a href="/facts/GNOME/EFMNBmpR">GNOME</a> until GNOME 42.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/GNOME_Text_Editor/jwyA4eUv">GNOME Text Editor</a></td><td>Default under <a href="/facts/GNOME/EFMNBmpR">GNOME</a> from GNOME 42 onwards<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cubic_IDE/FY9ocPzC">GoldED</a> (text editor of <a href="/facts/Cubic_IDE/FY9ocPzC">Cubic IDE</a>)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/HxD/yXKR3RkM">HxD</a></td><td>An editor for huge files, working with both binary data and texts.</td><td><a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/IA_Writer/4h8yHCDw">iA Writer</a></td><td>A multi-platform <a href="/facts/Markdown/yAL6qk7M">Markdown</a> text editor with writing focused feature set</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/JEdit/PBeuB4wm">jEdit</a></td><td>A free cross-platform programmer's editor written in <a href="/facts/Java_(programming_language)/9ScgFyAL">Java</a>, <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL</a> licensed.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/JOVE/1eSdm4f5">JOVE</a></td><td>Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs</td><td>JOVE</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kate_(text_editor)/lGzAv33F">Kate</a></td><td>A basic text editor for the <a href="/facts/KDE/PCh32IWA">KDE</a> desktop.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License/AXwkz9x3">LGPL</a>, <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/XEDIT/14uStrmJ">Kedit</a></td><td>An editor with commands and <a href="/facts/Rexx/hAzh6FeR">Rexx</a> macros similar to IBM <a href="/facts/XEDIT/14uStrmJ">XEDIT</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kile/xbyxDSFW">Kile</a></td><td>A user friendly <a href="/facts/TeX/HDrl3Yvd">TeX</a>/<a href="/facts/LaTeX/c1lvjF0A">LaTeX</a> editor.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Komodo_Edit/1QXdSvsT">Komodo Edit</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Mozilla_Public_License/hBuvAz1w">MPL-1.1</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/KWrite/0ulTzbPp">KWrite</a></td><td>A default editor on <a href="/facts/KDE/PCh32IWA">KDE</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License/AXwkz9x3">LGPL</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Lapis_(text_editor)/r3HkFBLI">Lapis</a></td><td>An experimental <a href="/facts/Text_editor/jPCgtbvN">text editor</a> allowing <a href="/facts/Simultaneous_editing/xYjuPb69">multiple simultaneous edits</a> of text in a multiple <a href="/facts/Selection_(user_interface)/1MXjkD50">selection</a> from a few <a href="/facts/Programming_by_example/p3Qo41Kb">examples provided by the user</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Leafpad/qF3FEFtR">Leafpad</a></td><td>Default under <a href="/facts/LXDE/knmvgsPm">LXDE</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Leo_(text_editor)/Cr9rPRKk">Leo</a></td><td>A text editor that features outlines with clones as its central tool of organization and navigation.</td><td><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/LibreOffice_Writer/yKJw6vhp">LibreOffice Writer</a></td><td>Word processor and text editor of the <a href="/facts/LibreOffice/MInj5kF7">LibreOffice Suite</a>, based on <a href="/facts/StarOffice/XbjDHKRV">StarOffice's</a> suite.</td><td><a href="/facts/Mozilla_Public_License/hBuvAz1w">MPL-2.0</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Light_Table_(software)/0QbQf328">Light Table</a></td><td>A text editor and <a href="/facts/Integrated_Development_Environment/jbEINSQf">IDE</a> with real-time, inline expression evaluation. Intended mainly for dynamic languages such as <a href="/facts/Clojure/3JRNxKXx">Clojure</a>, <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a> and <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a>, and for web development.</td><td><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a> / <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-only</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mcedit/RxslvJD4">mcedit</a></td><td>A text editor provided with <a href="/facts/Midnight_Commander/RxslvJD4">Midnight Commander</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Metapad/AdToXFYj">Metapad</a></td><td>Windows Notepad replacement, <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL</a> licensed.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/MicroEMACS/dB3X8mht">MicroEMACS</a></td><td>JASSPA MicroEMACS</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mousepad_(software)/dsDLWxx1">Mousepad</a></td><td>The default under <a href="/facts/Xfce/dsDLWxx1">Xfce</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Multi-Edit/GWFvELLs">Multi-Edit</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/NEdit/Lxcq6qh2">NEdit</a> – "Nirvana Editor"</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Microsoft_Notepad/TCDv4wvX">Notepad</a></td><td>Default under <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Notepad%252B%252B/dVSHsYxQ">Notepad++</a></td><td>A tabbed text editor.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pe_(text_editor)/Pc6TvpIt">Pe</a></td><td>A text editor for BeOS.</td><td><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pluma_(text_editor)/25HoDkwT">pluma</a></td><td>The default text editor of the <a href="/facts/MATE_(software)/pqGMfA3B">MATE</a> desktop environment for Linux.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PolyEdit/nmUQzKxw">PolyEdit</a></td><td>Proprietary word processor and text editor.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Programmer%2527s_File_Editor/fE7C4uFf">Programmer's File Editor</a> (PFE)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/PSPad/0gh05rrr">PSPad</a></td><td>An editor for Microsoft Windows with various programming environments.</td><td><a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/RJ_TextEd/z7nmgW8A">RJ TextEd</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sam_(text_editor)/8pGp7GIx">Sam</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SciTE/lL3K1slz">SciTE</a></td><td>Cross-platform, multi-user, multi-codepage, multi-language syntax highlighting, area selector, RE find/replace, and very customisable, allowing different font configurations for each syntactic group, user-defined menus and abbreviation expansion.</td><td><a href="/facts/Historical_Permission_Notice_and_Disclaimer/McBHEeCQ">HPND</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SimpleText/3uwN0Csd">SimpleText</a></td><td>Default under <a href="/facts/Classic_Mac_OS/I5fQq44K">Classic Mac OS</a> from version 7.5.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SlickEdit/aAvGdx8V">SlickEdit</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Smultron/e0eGm4w8">Smultron</a></td><td>A macOS text editor.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SubEthaEdit/Hlun7YYh">SubEthaEdit</a>(formerly named Hydra)</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sublime_Text/8GzJSGEr">Sublime Text</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TeachText/fMr68lFr">TeachText</a></td><td>Default under Classic Mac OS versions prior to 7.5.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TED_Notepad/Tm4yrsbh">TED Notepad</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tex-Edit_Plus/bxdgeoPF">Tex-Edit Plus</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TextPad/262pGJew">TextPad</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TeXnicCenter/9TPSuHBv">TeXnicCenter</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TeXShop/lcuVM8Xv">TeXShop</a></td><td><a href="/facts/TeX/HDrl3Yvd">TeX</a>/<a href="/facts/LaTeX/c1lvjF0A">LaTeX</a> editor and previewer.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TextEdit/x3nW9TDD">TextEdit</a></td><td>Default under <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a> <a href="/facts/NeXTSTEP/eL0bymga">NeXTSTEP</a>, and <a href="/facts/GNUstep/LaIT4jYx">GNUstep</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD-3-Clause</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TextMate/TKzwoaRC">TextMate</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/TextWrangler/vXArymXF">TextWrangler</a></td><td>Mac-only editor by <a href="/facts/Bare_Bones_Software/oL4CzskE">Bare Bones Software</a>, sunsetted. Final version released 09/20/2016,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a> replaced by free tier of [BBEdit].<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_Hessling_Editor/14uStrmJ">The Hessling Editor</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_SemWare_Editor/MushGhP8">The SemWare Editor</a> (TSE)(formerly named QEdit).</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">Freeware</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/UltraEdit/EvUC5SDN">UltraEdit</a></td><td>Text and source code editor with <a href="/facts/Syntax_highlighting/cLCr5a6w">syntax highlighting</a>, code folding, FTP, etc., handles multi-gigabyte files.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ulysses_(text_editor)/1G7DspNm">Ulysses</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/VEDIT/tN6vcN4r">VEDIT</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Visual_Studio_Code/YsBDgKlK">Visual Studio Code</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></td><td>An extensible code editor with support for development operations like debugging, task running and version control.</td><td><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/WinEdt/9ncUcHfH">WinEdt</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/X11_Xedit/YGJCfVRM">X11 Xedit</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/XEDIT/14uStrmJ">XEDIT</a></td><td>Default under <a href="/facts/VM%2fCMS/Ymu9SRtX">VM/CMS</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Yudit/SW7PUdSk">Yudit</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-only</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Xed/XYQ8n4Mk">Xed</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="text-user-interface">Text user interface</h2> <h3>System default</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th><th>License</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/E_(PC_DOS)/gDxIoArF">E</a></td><td>is the text editor in PC DOS 6, <a href="/facts/PC_DOS_7/ScsfqAwQ">PC DOS 7</a> and <a href="/facts/PC_DOS_2000/ScsfqAwQ">PC DOS 2000</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ed_(text_editor)/a3lSk6Ry">ed</a></td><td>The default <a href="/facts/Line_editor/DdVGP8uP">line editor</a> on <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a> since the birth of Unix. Either ed or a compatible editor is available on all systems labeled as Unix (not by default on every one).</td><td><a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">Free software</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/ED_(CP%2fM)/n5rTgXdC">ED</a></td><td>The default editor on <a href="/facts/CP%2fM/n5rTgXdC">CP/M</a>, <a href="/facts/MP%2fM/slxQMszr">MP/M</a>, <a href="/facts/Concurrent_CP%2fM/slxQMszr">Concurrent CP/M</a>, <a href="/facts/CP%2fM-86/x6BzDadH">CP/M-86</a>, <a href="/facts/MP%2fM-86/slxQMszr">MP/M-86</a>, <a href="/facts/Concurrent_CP%2fM-86/slxQMszr">Concurrent CP/M-86</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">Free software</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/EDIT_(MS-DOS)/6gARCW4e">EDIT</a></td><td>The default on <a href="/facts/MS-DOS_5.0/fVrrz1uN">MS-DOS 5.0</a> and higher and is included with all 32-bit versions of Windows that do not rely on a separate copy of DOS. Up to including <a href="/facts/MS-DOS_6.22/fVrrz1uN">MS-DOS 6.22</a>, it only supported files up to 64 KB.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/EDIT_(DR-DOS)/GcCTKutW">EDIT</a></td><td>The text editor in <a href="/facts/Novell_DOS_7/GcCTKutW">Novell DOS 7</a>, <a href="/facts/OpenDOS_7.01/GcCTKutW">OpenDOS 7.01</a>, <a href="/facts/DR-DOS_7.02/GcCTKutW">DR-DOS 7.02</a> and higher. Supports large files for as long as swap space is available. Version 7 and higher optionally supports a pseudo-graphics user interface named NewUI.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/EDIX/9bYQl2pI">EDIX</a></td><td>The text editor in <a href="/facts/Concurrent_DOS/2Hh4WH3m">Concurrent DOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Concurrent_DOS_XM/2Hh4WH3m">Concurrent DOS XM</a>, <a href="/facts/Concurrent_PC_DOS/2Hh4WH3m">Concurrent PC DOS</a>, <a href="/facts/Concurrent_DOS_386/2Hh4WH3m">Concurrent DOS 386</a>, <a href="/facts/FlexOS_286/563z8WWo">FlexOS 286</a>, <a href="/facts/FlexOS_386/563z8WWo">FlexOS 386</a>, <a href="/facts/4680_OS/563z8WWo">4680 OS</a>, <a href="/facts/4690_OS/wEIsvjtF">4690 OS</a>, <a href="/facts/S5-DOS%2fMT/563z8WWo">S5-DOS/MT</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/EDITOR_(DR-DOS)/GcCTKutW">EDITOR</a></td><td>The text editor in <a href="/facts/DR_DOS_3.31/GcCTKutW">DR DOS 3.31</a> through <a href="/facts/DR_DOS_6.0/GcCTKutW">DR DOS 6.0</a>, and the predecessor of <a href="/facts/EDIT_(DR-DOS)/GcCTKutW">EDIT</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/EDLIN/7yxzQfR7">EDLIN</a></td><td>A command-line based line editor introduced with <a href="/facts/86-DOS/u0Hm0Ijv">86-DOS</a>, and the default on <a href="/facts/MS-DOS/fVrrz1uN">MS-DOS</a> prior to version 5 and is also available on MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows NT.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td>ee</td><td>Stands for <i>Easy Editor</i>, is part of the base system of <a href="/facts/FreeBSD/RKsFTm7F">FreeBSD</a>, along with vi.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></td><td><a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">Free software</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Nvi/JNISmn5a">nvi</a></td><td>(Installed as vi by default in BSD operating systems and some <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> distributions) – A free replacement for the original vi which maintains compatibility while adding some new features.</td><td><a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD-3-Clause</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vi_(text_editor)/d8G1PkDh">vi</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></td><td>The default for <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a> systems and must be included in all <a href="/facts/POSIX/mQkSt234">POSIX</a> compliant systems<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a> – One of the earliest screen-based editors, it is based on <a href="/facts/Ex_(text_editor)/fMl34cby">ex</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD-4-Clause</a> or <a href="/facts/Common_Development_and_Distribution_License/f1gcKWVz">CDDL</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Others</h3> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th><th>License</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Edinburgh_Compatible_Context_Editor/oDkzGS5r">ECCE</a></td><td>ECCE (The Edinburgh Compatible Context Editor) is a text editor designed by Dr Hamish Dewar at Edinburgh University.</td><td><a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">Free software</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Emacs/BvGxuAxQ">Emacs</a></td><td>A screen-based editor with an embedded computer language, <a href="/facts/Emacs_Lisp/JHdBcPwM">Emacs Lisp</a>. Early versions were implemented in TECO, see below.</td><td><a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">Free software</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/JED_(text_editor)/91PcJoAv">JED</a></td><td>Multi-mode, multi-window editor with drop-down menus, folding, ctags support, undo, UTF-8, key-macros, autosave, etc. Multi-emulation; default is emacs. Programmable in <a href="/facts/S-Lang/VDBMRDf0">S-Lang</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Joe%2527s_Own_Editor/PMcGRzJ7">JOE</a></td><td>A modern screen-based editor with a sort of enhanced-<a href="/facts/WordStar/QWnaF7t7">WordStar</a> style to the interface, but can also emulate Pico.</td><td><a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">Free software</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/LE_(text_editor)/G9tpvm23">LE</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Midnight_Commander/RxslvJD4">mcedit</a></td><td>Full featured terminal text editor for Unix-like systems.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mg_(text_editor)/1L9TcXUT">mg</a></td><td>Small and light, uses GNU/Emacs keybindings. Installed by default on OpenBSD.</td><td><a href="/facts/Public_domain/YWKMDKw4">Public domain</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Mined_(text_editor)/LU3lUrBT">MinEd</a></td><td>Text editor with user-friendly interface, mouse and menu control, and extensive Unicode and CJK support; for Unix/Linux and Windows/DOS.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/GNU_nano/4HLojqjX">GNU nano</a></td><td>A clone of Pico <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL</a> licensed.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ne_(text_editor)/LVJEstA6">ne</a></td><td>A minimal, modern replacement for vi.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-3.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pico_(text_editor)/udjQMJGY">Pico</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Apache_License/5AeIjas8">Apache-2.0</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/SETEDIT/Cdb6d603">SETEDIT</a></td><td>A clone of the editor of Borland's Turbo* IDEs.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/The_SemWare_Editor/MushGhP8">The SemWare Editor</a></td><td>(TSE for DOS)(formerly called QEdit)</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>vi clones</h4> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th><th>License</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/BusyBox/CRv85u7S">BusyBox vi</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></td><td>A small vi clone with a minimum of commands and features.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-only</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Elvis_(text_editor)/YGhHLma6">Elvis</a></td><td>The first vi clone and the default vi in Minix.</td><td><a href="/facts/Artistic_License/9vHBm47P">ClArtistic</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ex_(text_editor)/fMl34cby">ex</a></td><td>Or is <a href="/facts/Vi_(text_editor)/d8G1PkDh">vi</a> an <a href="/facts/Ex_(text_editor)/fMl34cby">ex</a>-clone? <a href="/facts/Ex_(text_editor)/fMl34cby">ex</a> was an <a href="/facts/Ex_(text_editor)/fMl34cby">ex</a>tended version of <a href="/facts/Ed_(text_editor)/a3lSk6Ry">ed</a>. It got a full-screen visual interface, thereby becoming the <a href="/facts/Vi_(text_editor)/d8G1PkDh">vi</a> text editor.</td><td><a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">Free software</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kakoune/hYRJflMK">Kakoune</a></td><td>An editor inspired by vi that makes use of multi cursor workflows and modal editing.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></td><td>Unlicense</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Nvi_(text_editor)/JNISmn5a">nvi</a></td><td>A new implementation and currently the standard vi in BSD distributions.</td><td><a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD-3-Clause</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Stevie_(text_editor)/xeNXhoPv">Stevie</a></td><td>STEVIE (ST Editor for VI Enthusiasts) for the Atari ST, the starting point for vim and xvi</td><td><a href="/facts/Public_domain/YWKMDKw4">Public domain</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vile_(text_editor)/NXR8MhvE">vile</a></td><td>Derived from an early version of <a href="/facts/Microemacs/dB3X8mht">Microemacs</a> in an attempt to bring the <a href="/facts/Emacs/BvGxuAxQ">Emacs</a> multi-window/multi-buffer editing paradigm to vi users. First published 1991 with infinite undo, UTF-8 compatibility, multi-window/multi-buffer operation, a macro expansion language, syntax highlighting, file read and write hooks, and more.</td><td><a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GPL-2.0-only</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vim_(text_editor)/JXAYMDgt">vim</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></td><td>An extended version of the vi editor, with many additional features designed to be helpful in editing program source code.</td><td>Vim</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Sources:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="no-user-interface-editor-librariestoolkits">No user interface (editor libraries/toolkits)</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Description</th><th>License</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cocoa_text_system/8lTTNj0W">Cocoa text system</a></td><td>Supports text components of <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a>.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Scintilla_(software)/SGgVAN82">Scintilla (software)</a></td><td>Used as the core of several text editors.</td><td><a href="/facts/Historical_Permission_Notice_and_Disclaimer/McBHEeCQ">HPND</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sed/0WIHgA3S">sed</a> (stream editor)</td><td>The standard <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a> stream editor based on the scripting features in <a href="/facts/Ed_(text_editor)/a3lSk6Ry">ed</a>. A utility that parses and transforms text, using a simple, compact programming language.</td><td><a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">Free software</a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Text_Processing_Utility/gn2bbe5T">Text Processing Utility (TPU)</a></td><td>Language and runtime package, developed by <a href="/facts/Digital_Equipment_Corporation/ztxs6keA">DEC</a>, used to implement the <a href="/facts/Language-Sensitive_Editor/8d8gkDQ8">Language-Sensitive Editor</a> and <a href="/facts/Extensible_Versatile_Editor/mJmwxx2S">Extensible Versatile Editor</a>, Eve.</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="ascii-and-ansi-art">ASCII and ANSI art</h2> <p>Editors that are specifically designed for the creation of <a href="/facts/ASCII_art/TmgLtCg5">ASCII</a> and <a href="/facts/ANSI_art/joDyguL0">ANSI</a> text art. </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/ACiDDraw/H7hsuAma">ACiDDraw</a> – designed for editing ASCII text art. Supports ANSI color (ANSI X3.64)</li> <li><a href="/facts/TheDraw/GhBdsyqX">TheDraw</a> – <a href="/facts/ANSI/p3d1TQCb">ANSI</a>/<a href="/facts/ASCII/vGUI33Qu">ASCII</a> text editor for <a href="/facts/DOS/sWwDXNmX">DOS</a> and <a href="/facts/PCBoard/Hqy2BhUb">PCBoard</a> file format support</li></ul> <h3>ASCII font editors</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/FIGlet/kJqQJkIC">FIGlet</a> – for creating ASCII art text</li> <li><a href="/facts/TheDraw/GhBdsyqX">TheDraw</a> – <a href="/facts/DOS/sWwDXNmX">DOS</a> ANSI/ASCII text editor with built-in editor and manager of ASCII fonts</li></ul> <h2 id="historical">Historical</h2> <h3>Visual and full-screen editors</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Brief_(text_editor)/dhAED8xJ">Brief</a> – a programmer's editor for DOS and OS/2</li> <li><a href="/facts/Edit_application/fMr68lFr">Edit application</a> – a programmer's editor for Classic Mac OS</li> <li><a href="/facts/MS-DOS_Editor/6gARCW4e">EDIT</a> – a menu-based editor introduced to supersede <a href="/facts/EDLIN/7yxzQfR7">EDLIN</a> in <a href="/facts/MS-DOS/fVrrz1uN">MS-DOS</a> version 5.0 and up and available in most <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/EDT_(Digital)/l6qUbrGN">EDT</a> – a character-based editor used on <a href="/facts/Digital_Equipment_Corporation/ztxs6keA">DEC</a> <a href="/facts/PDP-11/9HkGUzFn">PDP-11s</a> and <a href="/facts/OpenVMS/rAnHAgpD">VMS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/O26_(text_editor)/rJGU6Sxv">O26</a> – written for the operator console of the <a href="/facts/CDC_6000_series/WDWo1psf">CDC 6000 series</a> machines in the mid-1960s</li> <li><a href="/facts/Red_(text_editor)/6TkxrjpW">Red</a> – a VMS editor, written in <a href="/facts/Forth_(programming_language)/mYtWVNhF">Forth</a> variant <a href="/facts/STOIC/Sb9SuXnI">STOIC</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Se_(text_editor)/QrerpEs3">se</a> – an early screen-based editor for <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/DEC_SED_(text_editor)/SFQtJ4qY">SED</a> – cross-platform editor from the 1980s, ran on <a href="/facts/TOPS-10/FdKwlRK5">TOPS-10</a>, <a href="/facts/TOPS-20/uBCxEqk9">TOPS-20</a> and VMS</li> <li><a href="/facts/Source_Program_Maintenance_Online_II/zH5tLJwY">SPMOL-II</a> – editor used mostly for programming on <a href="/facts/IBM_mainframe/0kPkgADx">IBM mainframes</a> with the <a href="/facts/IBM_3270/QKeJWI7t">IBM 3270</a> terminal</li> <li><a href="/facts/STET_(text_editor)/0Ppe2deE">STET</a> (the 'STructured Editing Tool') – may have been the first folding editor; its first version was written in 1977</li> <li><a href="/facts/TeachText/fMr68lFr">TeachText</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Text_Editor_and_Corrector/c01K2Jcz">TECO</a> – a character-based editor, which included a programming language.</li></ul> <h3>Line editors</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Colossal_Typewriter/QYRVRmSw">Colossal Typewriter</a> – an early editor thought to be written for the <a href="/facts/PDP-1/PSeIBDJU">PDP-1</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ed_(text_editor)/a3lSk6Ry">ed</a>: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a>'s early line editor</li> <li><a href="/facts/CP%2fM/n5rTgXdC">CP/M</a>'s line editor</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Edlin/7yxzQfR7">EDLIN</a> – a line editor delivered with <a href="/facts/MS-DOS/fVrrz1uN">MS-DOS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/EDT_(Univac)/VLF789a8">EDT (Univac)</a> – a line editor for <a href="/facts/Unisys/y49ddC6b">Unisys</a> <a href="/facts/VS%2f9/5LlmwmBr">VS/9</a> and <a href="/facts/Fujitsu/6e5gvNSa">Fujitsu</a> <a href="/facts/BS2000/LsvvBUlF">BS2000</a> systems</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ex_(text_editor)/fMl34cby">ex</a> – an EXtended version of Unix's <a href="/facts/Ed_(text_editor)/a3lSk6Ry">ed</a>, later evolved into the visual editor <a href="/facts/Vi_(text_editor)/d8G1PkDh">vi</a></li> <li>fred – sed-like line editor used on the <a href="/facts/CDC_7600/Rgu6spkG">CDC 7600</a> at Los Alamos</li> <li>GEDIT (aka George 3 EDITor) – a TECO-like editor including a programming language for the <a href="/facts/GEC_4000_series/bwDmUUH6">GEC 4000 series</a> computers. GEDIT was originally written by David Toll of <a href="/facts/Rutherford_Appleton_Laboratory/LuHVhXIE">Rutherford Appleton Laboratory</a>, and then adopted by <a href="/facts/GEC_Computers/fxrztTwc">GEC Computers</a> for <a href="/facts/OS4000/KV8dB73N">OS4000</a>.</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sed/0WIHgA3S">sed</a> – a non-interactive programmable stream editor available in <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Text_Editor_and_Corrector/c01K2Jcz">TECO</a> – one of the most advanced character-based editors, which included a programming language</li> <li>TEDIT – <a href="/facts/GEC_4000_series/bwDmUUH6">GEC 4000 series</a> editor based on the Cambridge Titan EDIT</li> <li><a href="/facts/QED_(text_editor)/hlhhFXTJ">QED</a></li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Comparison_of_text_editors/tf3MyC1C">Comparison of text editors</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Editor_war/fHT355fB">Editor war</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Line_editor/DdVGP8uP">Line editor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_HTML_editors/SPAShFuP">List of HTML editors</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_word_processors/6ma9IVPN">List of word processors</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Outliner/KdbtnbLt">Outliner</a>, a specialized type of word processor</li> <li><a href="/facts/Source_code_editor/D0hecHMt">Source code editor</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Cameron, D., Rosenblatt, B., Raymond, E., & Raymond, E. 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(1994). Getting Started With XEmacs. One of a complete set of manuals for XEmacs, all available at www.xemacs.org/Documentation/index.%20html. <a href="http://www.xemacs.org/Documentation/index.%20html" target="_blank">http://www.xemacs.org/Documentation/index.%20html</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Ayers, L. (1997). A Comparison of Xemacs and GNU emacs. Linux Journal, 1997, 4. <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Textadept". Retrieved 2014-08-14. <a href="http://foicica.com/textadept/" target="_blank">http://foicica.com/textadept/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>Robbins, A., Hannah, E., & Lamb, L. (2008). Learning the vi and Vim Editors. " O'Reilly Media, Inc.". <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Robbins, A. (2011). Vi and Vim Editors Pocket Reference. 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