| Editor | Features | License | |--------|----------|---------| | | Syntax highlighting, FTP plugin, macros, regex, large community | GPL | | VS Code | Extensible, Git integration, thousands of plugins, FTP/SFTP via extensions | MIT | | Sublime Text (unlimited trial, nag screen) | Fast, powerful, many plugins | Proprietary but free to evaluate | | Geany | Lightweight, supports many languages, plugin system | GPL | | Kate (KDE) | Advanced text editor for Windows/Linux | GPL |
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