JED Alternatives

JED is described as 'freely available text editor for Unix, VMS, MSDOS, OS/2, BeOS, QNX, and win9X/NT platforms. Although it is a powerful editor designed for use by programmers, its drop-down menu facility make it one of the friendliest text editors around' and is a Text Editor in the office & productivity category. There are three alternatives to JED for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and BSD apps. The best JED alternative is GNU Emacs, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like JED are IT-Edit and Aquamacs Emacs.

JED alternatives are mainly Text Editors but may also be Code Editors or IDEs. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of JED.

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JED

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JED is a freely available text editor for Unix, VMS, MSDOS, OS/2, BeOS, QNX, and win9X/NT platforms. Although it is a...

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GNU Emacs
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Free • Open Source
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160 GNU Emacs alternatives
GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:
- - GNU Emacs is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to JED.
- - GNU Emacs is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to JED.
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GNU Emacs Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsGNU Emacs can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
2. Syntax HighlightingGNU Emacs supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in GNU Emacs without registration.
4. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of GNU Emacs.
5. LightweightGNU Emacs consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
6. Support for scriptingGNU Emacs supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
7. No TrackingGNU Emacs will not track you or use your personal data.
8. Distraction-freeGNU Emacs has a distraction-free mode for when you need to focus.
9. Command line interfaceGNU Emacs either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Extensibility
Customizable
Org-mode
Self-documenting
Multi OS
Editable text color schemes
Terminal-based
Works Offline
Spell Checking
Ad-free
IT-Edit
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Free • Open Source
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Linux
127 IT-Edit alternatives
IT-Edit (Integrated Terminal Editor) provide a text editor with syntax highlight, line numbering and with the basics text editing functionalities, a file managing interface and terminals in the same window as the editor.
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Discontinued
Last update was in May 2016.
Aquamacs Emacs
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Mac
129 Aquamacs Emacs alternatives
An Editor for Text, HTML, LaTeX, C++, Java, Python, R, Perl, Ruby, PHP, and more...
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Aquamacs Emacs Features
1. Support for LaTeXAquamacs Emacs supports LaTeX for text and math equation formatting.
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