Emacs vs SimpleTextEditor
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Emacs
GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable, free/libre text editor — and more. At its core GNU Emacs 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: * Content-aware editing modes, including syntax coloring, for many file types; * Complete built-in documentation, including a tutorial for new users; * Full Unicode support for nearly all human scripts; * Highly customizable, using Emacs Lisp code or a graphical interface; * A wide range of functionality beyond text editing, including a project planner, mail and news reader, debugger interface, calendar, IRC client, and more; * A packaging system for downloading and installing extensions. Notes regarding Android support: * The on-screen keyboard is automatically invoked when a non read-only buffer is tapped, and the user option `touch-screen-display-keyboard' arranges for it always to be displayed. * `modifier-bar-mode' may be enabled to display a panel of modifier keys beside the tool bar. * Permissions are not granted by default, but must be explicitly enabled in system settings menu. * External storage permissions may be granted by observing the instructions in the banner that is displayed on the splash screen if they are denied. * Answers to other questions probably exist in the Android appendix to the bundled Emacs manual. Read it!
SimpleTextEditor
This is simple text editor that can help you with editing text files. This editor mostly used by me for small text notes, write down ideas while I have a break. Supports only plain text files at the moment. The code is open so can review code, send pull requests, new features, translations and so on. https://github.com/maxistar/TextPad. Any suggestions for this project are welcomed. Thank you!
| Feature | Emacs | SimpleTextEditor |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Install sources | F-DroidSourceForge | F-DroidGitHub |
| Categories | NotesDev Tools | NotesDev Tools |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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