PICO (the PIne COmposer) is described as 'PICO means "very small" and also stands for "PIne COmposer".
PICO is designed to be a "simple editor", ie only the bare minimum of commands and simply to use. Very good for beginners who wish to write emails and posts' and is a Text Editor in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PICO (the PIne COmposer) for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Snapcraft apps. The best PICO (the PIne COmposer) alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like PICO (the PIne COmposer) are VSCodium, Vim, GNU Emacs and GNU nano.