Editing List of text editors (section)

== Graphical user interface ==
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! Name
! Description
! License
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| [[Acme (Plan 9)|Acme]]
|  A User Interface for Programmers by [[Rob Pike]].
| {{open source|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}
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| [[Alphatk]]
|
| {{Proprietary}}
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| [[Apache OpenOffice Writer]]
| Word processor and text editor of the [[Apache OpenOffice|Apache OpenOffice Suite]], based on [[StarOffice|StarOffice's]] suite.
| {{open source|[[Apache License|Apache-2.0]]}}
|-
| [[Arachnophilia]]
|A [[source code editor]] which is successor to another HTML editor, WebThing.
| {{open source|[[Free software]]}}
|-
| [[Atom (text editor)|Atom]]
| A modular, general-purpose editor built using [[HTML]], [[CSS]] and [[JavaScript]] on top of [[Chromium (web browser)|Chromium]] and [[Node.js]].
| {{open source|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}
|-
| [[BBEdit]]
|A [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] [[text editor]] originally developed for [[Macintosh]] [[System 6|System Software 6]]
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[Bluefish_(software)|Bluefish]]
| A source code editor with web development features.
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[Brackets (text editor)|Brackets]]
| A modular, web-oriented editor built using [[HTML]], [[CSS]] and [[JavaScript]] on top of the [[Chromium Embedded Framework]].
| {{open source|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}
|-
| [[CodeWright]]
|An editing system or source code editor which can be configured to work with other [[integrated development environment]] (IDE) systems.
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[Crimson Editor]]
|A [[text editor]] which is typically used as a [[source code editor]] and [[HTML editor]].
| {{free|[[Freeware]]}}
|-
| [[CygnusEd]] (CED)
|
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[E (PC DOS)|E Text Editor]]
| Default under [[IBM]] [[OS/2]] versions 2-4{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}.
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[Eddie (text editor)|Eddie]]
| An editor originally made for [[BeOS]] and later ported to [[Linux]] and [[macOS]].
| {{free|[[Freeware]]}}
|-
| [[EmEditor]]
|extensible [[Commercial software|commercial]] [[text editor]] which supports [[Unicode]], [[syntax highlighting]] and vertical selection editing, editing of large files (up to 248 GB or 2.1 billion [[Line (text file)|lines]])
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[Epsilon text editor|Epsilon]]
|A [[programmer]]'s [[text editor]] modelled after [[Emacs]].
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[FeatherPad]]
| A lightweight editor based on [[Qt (software)|Qt]].
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[Geany]]
| A fast and lightweight editor – [[Integrated development environment|IDE]], uses [[GTK]]+.
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[gedit]]
| Former default under [[GNOME]] until GNOME 42.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://projects.gnome.org/gedit/|title=Apps/Gedit - GNOME Wiki!|website=projects.gnome.org|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref>
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[GNOME Text Editor]]
| Default under [[GNOME]] from GNOME 42 onwards<ref name="42release">{{Cite web |title=GNOME Release Notes |url=https://release.gnome.org/42/ |access-date=September 26, 2022 |website=GNOME.org}}</ref>
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[Cubic IDE|GoldED]] (text editor of [[Cubic IDE]])
|
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[HxD]]
| An editor for huge files, working with both binary data and texts.
| {{free|[[Freeware]]}}
|-
| [[iA Writer]]
| A multi-platform [[Markdown]] text editor with writing focused feature set
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[jEdit]]
| A free cross-platform programmer's editor written in [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] licensed.
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[JOVE]]
| Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs
| {{open source|JOVE}}
|-
| [[Kate (text editor)|Kate]]
| A basic text editor for the [[KDE]] desktop.
| {{open source|[[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]], [[GNU General Public License|GPL]]}}
|-
| [[XEDIT|Kedit]]
| An editor with commands and [[Rexx]] macros similar to IBM [[XEDIT]].
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[Kile]]
| A user friendly [[TeX]]/[[LaTeX]] editor.
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[Komodo Edit]]
|
| {{open source|[[Mozilla Public License|MPL-1.1]]}}
|-
| [[KWrite]]
| A default editor on [[KDE]].
| {{open source|[[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]]}}
|-
| [[Lapis (text editor)|Lapis]]
| An experimental [[text editor]] allowing [[Simultaneous editing|multiple simultaneous edits]] of text in a multiple [[Selection (user interface)|selection]] from a few [[Programming by example|examples provided by the user]].
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0]]}}
|-
| [[Leafpad]]
| Default under [[LXDE]].<ref>[http://lxde.org/lxde "Leafpad"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014105420/http://lxde.org/lxde |date=2008-10-14}}</ref>
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[Leo (text editor)|Leo]]
| A text editor that features outlines with clones as its central tool of organization and navigation.
| {{open source|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}
|-
| [[LibreOffice Writer]]
| Word processor and text editor of the [[LibreOffice|LibreOffice Suite]], based on [[StarOffice|StarOffice's]] suite.
| {{open source|[[Mozilla Public License|MPL-2.0]]}}
|-
| [[Light Table (software)|Light Table]]
| A text editor and [[Integrated Development Environment|IDE]] with real-time, inline expression evaluation. Intended mainly for dynamic languages such as [[Clojure]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]] and [[JavaScript]], and for web development.
| {{open source|[[MIT License|MIT]] / [[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-only]]}}
|-
| [[mcedit]]
| A text editor provided with [[Midnight Commander]].
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[Metapad]]
| Windows Notepad replacement, [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] licensed.
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[MicroEMACS]]
| JASSPA MicroEMACS
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[Mousepad (software)|Mousepad]]
| The default under [[Xfce]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://docs.xfce.org/apps/mousepad/start|title = Apps:mousepad:start &#91;Xfce Docs&#93;}}</ref>
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[Multi-Edit]]
|
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[NEdit]] – "Nirvana Editor"
|
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[Microsoft Notepad|Notepad]]
| Default under [[Microsoft Windows]].
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[Notepad++]]
| A tabbed text editor.
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[Pe (text editor)|Pe]]
| A text editor for BeOS.
| {{open source|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}
|-
| [[pluma (text editor)|pluma]]
| The default text editor of the [[MATE (software)|MATE]] desktop environment for Linux.
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[PolyEdit]]
| Proprietary word processor and text editor.
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[Programmer's File Editor]] (PFE)
|
| {{free|[[Freeware]]}}
|-
| [[PSPad]]
| An editor for Microsoft Windows with various programming environments.
| {{free|[[Freeware]]}}
|-
| [[RJ TextEd]]
|
| {{free|[[Freeware]]}}
|-
| [[Sam (text editor)|Sam]]
|
| {{open source|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}
|-
| [[SciTE]]
| 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.
| {{open source|[[Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer|HPND]]}}
|-
| [[SimpleText]]
| Default under [[Classic Mac OS]] from version 7.5.<ref>http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/0307163ASYS75UPG.pdf {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref>
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[SlickEdit]]
|
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[Smultron]]
| A macOS text editor.
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[SubEthaEdit]]<br/>(formerly named Hydra)
|
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[Sublime Text]]
|
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[TeachText]]
| Default under Classic Mac OS versions prior to 7.5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.apple.com/kb/TA30234|title=System 2.0 (4.1/5.5) 800K Disk Contents (9/93)|website=support.apple.com|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref>
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[TED Notepad]]
|
| {{free|[[Freeware]]}}
|-
| [[Tex-Edit Plus]]
|
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[TextPad]]
|
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[TeXnicCenter]]
|
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL]]}}
|-
| [[TeXShop]]
| [[TeX]]/[[LaTeX]] editor and previewer.<ref>Mittelbach, F., Goossens, M., Braams, J., Carlisle, D., & Rowley, C. (2004). The LATEX companion. Addison-Wesley Professional.</ref><ref>Lamport, L. (1994). LATEX: a document preparation system: user's guide and reference manual. Addison-wesley.</ref><ref>Hoenig, A. (1998). TeX unbound: LaTeX & TeX strategies for fonts, graphics, & more. Oxford University Press, USA.</ref><ref>Syropoulos, A., Tsolomitis, A., & Sofroniou, N. (2007). Digital typography using LATEX. Springer Science & Business Media.</ref>
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0]]}}
|-
| [[TextEdit]]
| Default under [[macOS]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2523|title=Mac Basics: TextEdit|website=apple.com|access-date=8 April 2018}}</ref> [[NeXTSTEP]]{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}, and [[GNUstep]].{{citation needed|date=May 2013}}
| {{open source|[[BSD licenses|BSD-3-Clause]]}}
|-
| [[TextMate]]
|
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-3.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[TextWrangler]]
| Mac-only editor by [[Bare Bones Software]], sunsetted. Final version released 09/20/2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macprices.net/2017/03/06/so-long-textwrangler-hello-bbedit-the-book-mystique-extra|title=So Long Textwrangler, Hello BBEdit|author=Charles Moore|date=6 March 2017|website=macprices.net|access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref> replaced by free tier of [BBEdit].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler|title=TextWrangler|website=barebones.com|access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref>
| {{free|[[Freeware]]}}
|-
| [[The Hessling Editor]]
|
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
| [[The SemWare Editor]] (TSE)<br/>(formerly named QEdit).
|
| {{free|[[Freeware]]}}
|-
| [[UltraEdit]]
| Text and source code editor with [[syntax highlighting]], code folding, FTP, etc., handles multi-gigabyte files.
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[Ulysses (text editor)|Ulysses]]
|
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[VEDIT]]
|
| {{Proprietary}}
|-
| [[Visual Studio Code]]<ref>Del Sole, A. (2018). Visual Studio Code Distilled: Evolved Code Editing for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Apress.</ref>
| An extensible code editor with support for development operations like debugging, task running and version control.
| {{open source|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}
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| [[WinEdt]]
|
| {{Proprietary}}
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| [[X11 Xedit]]
|
| {{open source|[[MIT License|MIT]]}}
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| [[XEDIT]]
| Default under [[VM/CMS]].
| {{Proprietary}}
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| [[Yudit]]
|
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-only]]}}
|-
|[[Xed]]
|
| {{open source|[[GNU General Public License|GPL-2.0-or-later]]}}
|-
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