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iTerm2
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Extremely customizable
Other than being able to customize the various shortcuts, iTerm2 also lets you customize the colorscheme, font, transparency, etc.
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Keycodes are not passed through following Linux standards
If you come from a Linux terminal emulator (Gnome Terminal, Konsole...) and you rely on key-combos that are widely supported in those, porting the same functionality to iTerm is possible but will require a lot of research and configuration on your part, so account for a long painful adoption period.
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Autocomplete is built-in
iTerm has autocomplete features built in. It remembers your past commands and when you are writing something on the terminal, simply pressing Control-; it will show you a drop down menu of suggestions from which to choose.
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Not quite as fast as Alacritty or Kitty
Comparing these 3 terminals on the same machine/config, iTerm stands out as the slowest of the bunch. The difference may not be noticeable to all users.
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Complete out of the box
Unlike most terminal emulators, iTerm2 comes with a pretty complete set of features. It has built-in search, autocompletion, tabbed navigation, Growl support and even a built-in clipboard manager for various API keys and such.
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Way too many menu items and settings
Finding the right one is like searching for a needle in a haystack.
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Fine tuning for fonts
It's possible to choose a font and adjust vertical and horizontal spacing.
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Doesn't support Snow Leopard 10.6.8
Some people still use Snow Leopard or other 32-bit systems.
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Can immediately open files inside a text editor
You can Ctrl+Click on a file path to open said file in a text editor.
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Doesn't support RTL
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Supports mouse actions
Has support for mouse actions like clicking, dragging, selecting, etc.
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Active maintainers
Issues resolved fast by quality contributors.
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Works well with powerline fonts
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Completely free and open source
iTerm2 is completely free and open source. It's released under the GPLv2 license.
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Split panes
Easy to split panes to either horizontal or vertical sections. Makes it easy to observe multiple console windows.
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Supported by many applications as a terminal app selection
If an application has terminal integration, there is high probability it allows iTerm2 to be selected.
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Intuitive
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Cmd+Shift+I to Input all
Wanna SSH your server from multiple tabs, here you go.
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You only need to type in commands once
iTerm2 can store up to 4M of history of commands you already used. This, coupled with the built-in search features makes it possible to type a command only once and then search for it through the history for subsequent uses.
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Works perfect with Oh My Zsh
It's a perfect base to add Oh My Zsh on top of it and enjoy a lot of themes and a really pleasant look and feel.
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Works well with tmux
The great mouse and clipboard support that are built-in go really well with tmux.
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Any key can be mapped to any function
Using the Preferences Menu you can set up hotkeys to map virtually any action you can think of to a single key or a combination of them. This is extremely helpful as it allows you to use shortcuts to edit commands you are typing in the terminal and while most terminal emulators have shortcuts for this sort of thing, few of them let you define your own.
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GPU-rendered, blazing fast and super smooth
Many people say they use Kitty or Alacritty because they are GPU-rendered. That was true a long time ago. But iTerm2 has been GPU rendered for years now. It's so fast and smooth that you soon forget you are in a terminal.
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Beautiful, minimalistic and elegant UI
It's super-clean and during use it gets completely out of the way, it's a beautiful canvas for your terminal work, a pure joy that never gets old.
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Can be configured as a drop-down terminal
Can be configured to work as a drop down terminal like Quake.
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Cmd+D to split plane vertically
Very handy to use multi-tab.
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macOS
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pkgsrc
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pkgin is an apt-like tools for installing binaries from pkgsrc
pkgin aims to be a tool similar to apt/yum for managing pkgsrc binaries by relying on pkg_summary for installing, removing and upgrading packages and dependencies, using a remote repo.
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Relatively complicated setup and installation
Installing and setting pkgsrc up is a bit more complicated than in other package managers where it often consists in running a single script.
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Adapted for use on over a dozen different operating systems
Has been adopted to be used on several Unix-like operating systems and Windows. It's also the default package manager of DragonflyBSD and of the (now discounted) Bluewall Linux distro.
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Not so broadly used on MacOS as compared with MacPorts
You do not hear about Pkgsrc as openly as you hear the words "HomeBrew" or "MacPorts".
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Installs and works in the same way as MacPorts
Installs its own dependencies which means that it is very secure. Cannot install anything unless you use the "sudo" command which is in keeping with the Unix philosophy.
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Outdated packages
Some packages are outdated.
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Both binary packages and source build possible
Fast software installation is possible by using binary packages. It's also easy to build from source which allows for different compile-time options (like different UI backends) as well as gaining access to pre-release versions of software in certain cases.
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Can't install some packages
Even building well known packages (except MacPorts) from source using the ports can fail.
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Offering tooling for backporting fixes
Backporting fixes can be done by cherry-picking updates from a newer branch (pkgsrc is released every 3 months) and creating a package. Sometimes bugs need to be fixed for production and there is neither a fix in newer pkgsrc nor the softwares upstream. So pkgsrc has tools like pkgdiff, mkpatches, etc. that help with developing patches and building binary packages from that. A bit of documentation about that process can be found here.
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Does not need Xcode command line tools or Xcode.
This means that you can install it fresh on a new installation of MacOS and have all your favorite apps installed right from the start.
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Works easily with Ansible
Can be used from within Ansible to install packages on macOS.
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Easy installation if you use 3rd party scripts
This one works brilliantly.
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MacPorts
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Provides a consistent experience across OS X versions
MacPorts eschews Apple-supplied libraries and links sources against its own making sure that the experience is the same regardless of what OS X version is used.
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New Packages and Updates take time
Macports isn't the first choice for developers producing new packages or binaries for macOS. Nor is it the fastest in getting updates. But in general, it usually is one of the most up to date and will be updated eventually. Some would see this as a con in comparison to Homebrew.
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Easy to use
Detailed instructions on the homepage are easy to follow. Official GUI app is also available
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Bad at limiting dependencies
MacPorts has a habit of pulling very specific versions of dependencies for each package. It downloads different version of already existing dependencies even in cases where the existing dependency version would have worked seamlessly.
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Generally very up to date
MacPorts generally gets new software soon after it's available. This way users will not have to worry if their software is up to date.
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Downloads unneeded libraries duplicating functionality already provided by Apple's libraries
As MacPorts eschews Apple-supplied libraries and links sources against its own a large duplication of functionality across MacPorts and Apple libraries can be found.
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Nice variants system
MacPorts has a variants system that allows customizing builds with author provided options.
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Requires root permissions (sudo) for installation of packages
A really good security feature, but some see it as a con.
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Has many more packages than its competitors
As of this writing, 20K packages. 3 to 5x more than other current package managers.
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Requires SUDO to install apps
No need to worry if some rogue app will change your binaries or configuration.
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Download libraries instead of relying on Apple's caprices
Considering just how often Apple breaks things, any reduplication of of Apple-supplied libraries with the canonical sources is an asset.
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Fast
Written in Tcl & C, it's generally significantly faster than the competition. Tcl is also quite readable and comparable to Ruby, so it's also friendly to newcomers.
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Supports older Mac operating systems
Homebrew dropped support for old Macs. MacPorts still supports them.
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MacPorts is a native application: C + TCL
No need to install Ruby, or any other programming language.
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More packages than competition
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Apple Silicon Ready
With Apple moving over to its own silicon, macports has been ready for the move to ARM since 2.6.4
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Initially started and developed by Apple employees and supported by Apple itself
Reading the story behind MacPorts, it is the only one that was developed by Apple by an Apple employee. In fact it is the same person that was responsible for creating the FreeBSD port system.
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Great support for older systems
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Most of the available packages work
For example, trying to install Finch using Pkgsrc doesn't work, while installing it using MacPorts works perfectly. Finch isn't even on Homebrew's radar.
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BBEdit
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Stable development, been around for decades
BBEdit is commercial software, the paid counterpart to their free application Textwrangler. Though BBEdit comes off as pricey, this allows for stable and consistent updates from the developers. BBEdit has been around since 1992.
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Featureless
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Can open very large files
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Expensive
It's US$49.99 a single user license.
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Just about every feature is already built in
No searching for plug-ins that may or may not work.
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Great customer support
The developer is very responsive to bug reports and feature suggestions.
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Native application
Follows platform standards.
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Built-in FTP/SFTP browser
BBEdit can open files directly from, and save them to, any available FTP server. It can also open and save files directly via SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol).
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Great JAMStack environment
You can build the static site of your dreams without needing any external assistants. Although it does not process LESS, SASS, or SCSS files, BBEdit's includes are very powerful.
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Platforms:
Mac
License:
Proprietary
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No
Supported remote file editing protocols:
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Sublime Text
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Lightweight
Sublime Text is very lightweight by default. Customization occurs on the fly thanks to Package Control.
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Paid
Although paying for something good is far from a Con, having the competition this editor has and still have to pay for it is definitely a Con.
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Comfortable to work with
Sublime Text has a minimap on the side that provides a top-down view of the file and keyboard shortcuts for most actions. It also supports a large number of languages and general text editing features out of the box.
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Proprietary
Sublime Text protects and copyrights its code and is thus not the freedom-ware some would like it to be.
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Multi-line select and editing
Multiple cursors and column selection allows for versatile ways of editing. ctrl + d will select the current word and each time the command is repeated, it adds the next occurrence of the word to the selection. ctrl + click or middle-mouse click will place another cursor in the place that's clicked. Cursors can then be controlled together. This also permits selecting vertically. ctrl + shift + l will place a cursor on every highlighted line.
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Interruption while work
"Purchasing" messages box interrupts while saving file.
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Functionality can be easily extended
Sublime Text uses TextMate's syntax declaration files to support new languages, it has all its menus and keybindings generated from JSON files, and it can be scripted to add new features using Python. If Sublime Text doesn't support a desired language or feature, it's usually not long before someone implements it themselves - examples include the plugin package manager and the 'open in browser' command.
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No printing of files
Sublime Texts offers no way of printing the files it edits.
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Beginner-friendly
When you start using Sublime Text, it doesn't drown you in keyboard shortcuts or non-intuitive use-concepts. However, high-level functionality can still be easily accessed when the need for it arises.
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Not a full IDE
It does not necessarily function on a project level.
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Consistent cross-platform
Sublime Text looks consistently the same across Windows, OS X, and Linux.
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Annoying whitespace management
All too often it does the wrong thing with indentation on otherwise blank lines.
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Fully customizable
Sublime Text allows for all sorts of customization to help users change almost everything in the editor: Key Bindings, Menus, Snippets, Macros, Completions, and many more. Essentially, just about everything in Sublime Text is customizable with simple JSON files. This system gives the user flexibility as settings can be specified on a per-file type and per-project basis.
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Loading big files on Windows is slow
Here's a rough comparison: a 70 MB file takes about 2 seconds to load in Notepad++, whereas the same file in ST3 takes over 10 seconds to load.
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Very fast
Sublime is quick to start and never slows down. The UI is always responsive and you know what is happening in the background.
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No toolbar
Sublime Text is more focused on keyboard users, meaning it doesn't come with a tool bar. Even plugins can't toggle bookmarks using the mouse.
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Has tons of plugins available
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Slow development
While development has yet to stop on Sublime Text, it is significantly slower than its competitors Atom, VSCode, and others.
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Installable package manager
The package manager is a plugin and can be swapped with something else custom.
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Inadequate language support
Sublime Text offers poor support for Far-East languages in Linux.
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IDE features without the cruft
Sublime Text, while being lighter-weight than an IDE, still supports many IDE features. Text from the current file is used to provide autocomplete. Project Support (folder browsing, scoped history, build-system declarations). Refactoring support is emulated through multi-select, project-wide find and replace, and regular expression search. Syntax-aware selection and GoTo for quickly jumping to locations in the project. Snippets and Macros. A Python console for everything else.
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No RTL Support
Although it is a "text" editor, Sublime Text does not support rendering text written in Arabic or other right to left languages. The developers seems unwilling to fix this issue any time soon.
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Offers Command Palette
Command Palette allows for fuzzy searching all available settings, snippets, etc.
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Often crashes due to poor quality plugins
Some plugins are quite buggy, meaning that installing many can become quite a problem regarding stability.
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Easy to get started
All you need to do when starting up is to install a package manager and modify user configuration.
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Regex commands
Regex commands help describe a certain amount of text.
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Customizable keymapping
From menus to commands, assign key maps to almost anything.
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Portable settings
Settings are modular and can be shared.
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Distraction free editing mode
Distraction free editing takes over your screen and removes every UI element so you can focus on code.
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Dynamic Build System
Choose from many build systems or craft your own.
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Freemium
A Sublime license can be bought but it can still be used for free. However, a pop-up appears when you save multiple times.
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Permits instant file switching
Open Goto Anything by pressing Ctrl or Command + P and by using fuzzy search you can look for a file in your project. The file will load even without pressing enter, so you can make sure you've found the correct file without committing.
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Multiple languages are supported
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Haxe and OpenFL integration via plugin
Both of these programming interfaces are cross-platform, open source, and easy to use.
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Direct server upload
Provides command line shortcut for server upload.
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Projects support multiple folders and git repos
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Allows for Vim-style editing
Vintage mode is Vim-style editing that's already built into the text editor.
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Support for TextMate themes and window decoration themes
Sublime Text compatibility with Textmate bundles is good, but excludes commands, which are incompatible. In general, Sublime Text syntax definitions are compatible with Textmate language files (.tmLanguage extension).
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Highly Theme-able
Create your own theme with online editor.
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Functionalities
With lot of functionalities, where other editor even not think to provide.
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Windows, macOS, Linux
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Proprietary
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Conda
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Doesn't have everything
Conda is relatively new and has a smaller user-base, so the set of packages available is limited.
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Binary installs
They are fast and reliable as they do not need to compile before installation.
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No way to resume downloads
Any download that is canceled or interrupted will have to be started over from the beginning as there is no built in solution for resuming downloads.
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Allows for multiple environments
It is great for developers since you can easily switch between complete environments with different versions of packages, for testing and development.
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Installs huge collection of default unneeded libraries
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Open source
Conda is open source and on Github, so if you see something wrong you can fix it and submit a patch.
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Made with Electron
It uses a considerable amount of resources, compared to other offerings.
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Cross-platform due to electron browser-based foundation
Although not Windows-friendly. But nobody uses Windows terminal anyway.
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Not as cross platform as advertised
Most features only work on Mac OS.
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Built on electron, supports split panels and plugins
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Incorrect rendering
Terminal window has visual artifacts.
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No configuration UI; all options must be set via JSON
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Still maturing as of December 2016
Folks noticed some issues in the 1.0 release cited here.
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Difficult to find information about it, because of the confusion with hyperterminal
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Transmit 4
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Supports Amazon S3 & WebDAV
In addition to FTP, allows exchanging data with SFTP or WebDAV servers or your Amazon S3 storage.
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Fast and powerful file exchange client
Exchange data with FTP, SFTP or WebDAV servers or your Amazon S3 storage.
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Enable a server connection as a normal disk in your Finder
So you can access your storage without the Transmit client.
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FTP Sync
Scans local and remote for difference and only transfer modified files. It's not rsync, but it's the next best thing
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Can enable a server connection as a normal disk in your Finder
So you can access your storage without the Transmit client.
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Better Touch Tool
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Endlessly customizable
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Extendability
Allows user to extend my MBP with touchbar by creating custom actions per app. Also supports system-wide integration (touchbar actions).
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BTT makes it simple to sync your hotkey, Touch Bar and gesture setup between several machines
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Sync settings in the cloud
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There's a free companion app for iOS that you can use to remote control your Mac
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Supports Apple script, bash, javascript
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Customize window button behaviour
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Make your own menu bar items
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Active community
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Built-in clipboard manager
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Highly configurable window moving / window snapping options
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Key sequences
Supports key sequences for things like text expansion.
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Supports MIDI devices (keyboards, DAW controllers, etc.)
Listen for MIDI events and have them control anything. For example you could use a DJ controller in your favorite video editor, etc.
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Lets you configure your external mouse's 4th and 5th button per app
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Record gestures / drawings and assign them to actions
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Developer is regularly adding features / improvements
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CodeKit
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Everything is set up for you
Everything you need to get a project started is included with CodeKit. Thanks to the professional support, different components of the workflow pipeline are guaranteed to play nicely with each other without you needing to do the research on how to configure them. More advanced features that may require extra configuration to set up with other workflow wrappers are set up out of the box in CodeKit, like automatic browser updating, linting, and source maps.
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Mac only
This is a major problem for larger teams that have varied development environments.
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Provides a clean and modern GUI
CodeKit has a clean and intuitive graphical user interface out of the box. Most other tools in this category run as command line utilities or require unsupported third-party plugins to run with a GUI. The CodeKit GUI makes it easier to navigate and manage the various components of your project with helpful UIs like dropdowns, and views that provide extra details without having to run a separate command.
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Confined
You get only the tools that are provided by the application.
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Live browser updating built in
CodeKit has live updating built in and will update monitored files across multiple browsers and devices, and refresh CSS without a new page load. Other workflow wrappers have live updating, but they require extra configuration. With CodeKit, everything is set up for you so you can get it up and running in no time at all.
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Proprietary
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Interactively define how files compile with a GUI
You can navigate your project directory, and use a menu form to set up how it gets compiled without needing to read configuration documentation, or deal with configuration errors. On top of that, file watching and recompilation is built in with no extra configuration needed.
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Great value for money
At a one time cost of $29, it's a great deal considering how powerful and easy to use it is.
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Visual package management with Bower
CodeKit provides a clean GUI for Bower that makes it easier to navigate and get information about modules without having to deal with a command line interface.
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Connects with MAMP
You can use it to, for example, live-update server-side PHP by establishing a connection with your local MAMP server.
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Don't have to worry about vendor prefixes due to Autoprefixer support
Autoprefixer automagically adds vendor prefixes based on latest information.
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Reduces size of compressed images
CodeKit provides a powerful tool to automatically reduce the size of compressed images and production web code.
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Live pre-processor and script compilation
CodeKit supports live compilation of Less, Sass, Stylus, Jade, Haml, Slim, CoffeeScript, JavaScript and Compass including automatic debugging and minification.
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Has over 6k componenets
Install 6,000+ Bower components with a single click: Bootstrap, jQuery, Modernizr, Zurb Foundation, even WordPress.
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ImageOptim
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Losslessly compresses PNG, GIF, and JPEG images
Great for compressing images for web usage or saving harddrive space.
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Compression algorithm not as good as counterparts
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Fast & Simple
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Cannot abort an optimization
Optimization can run for a long time. Sometimes it reaches 20% quickly and then spend a long time to attain 21.2%. But you cannot interrupt the process.
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Simple drag'n' drop interface
Simply drag images (or folders) into the window.
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Does not work on SVG yet
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Tries several different image optimizers before picking the best one
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Edits files in place
It does edit files in place, overwriting the original. This is exactly what I want, so I love it, but it's good to know beforehand.
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Can handle PNG, GIF, and JPEG images
Great for compressing images for web usage or saving harddrive space.
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Proxyman - A modern and intuitive HTTP Debugging Proxy app
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Native and easy to use
It's exclusively built for macOS app and strictly follow the macOS Design Human Guideline. So it's super easy to use.
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It's just a beta
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Easy for collaboration between dev and QA
You can use Export to share the request with other developers, then they can use Edit and Repeat to customize that request.
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Distraction-free
You can actually pin the requests that you want to focus.
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Hammerspoon
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1512 issues are closed in the download page in GitHub
https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoon/issues They do fix issues that come from the community.
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Has 324 issues on their download page in GitHub
https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoon/issues I can not list all the issues.
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Deeply customizable
Hammerspoon's Lua scripting and broad API allows you to perform any action you can imagine on your mac. It hooks into many OS APIs directly and has some high-level APIs to manipulate things like Spotify or iTunes. See the full list here.
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Some knowledge of programming required
Hammerspoon is scripted in the Lua programming language, and some familiarity with programming in general will be needed to use it. Some plugins exist that can be used by adding some files to a specific folder, but this will not give the flexibility that is so key to Hammerspoon
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Automate actions based on the operating system
Hammerspoon lets you hook into OS level events and trigger any action you can imagine. From setting up a simple keyboard shortcut to launching a complex workflow using multiple apps and scripts.
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TotalTerminal
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No longer under active development
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Allows quick access to the terminal system-wide
TotalTerminal is a plugin for Terminal.app. It provides persistent Visor Window which slides down when you press a hot-key.
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Doesn't work on El Capitan with SIP on
Apple introduced a new security feature in OSX El Capitan, called System Integrity Protection, that, among other things, does not allow augmenting Terminal. While it's possible to turn SIP off (instructions on how to turn off SIP and get TotalTerminal working on El Capitan can be found here) it is not recommended.
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Quake style window show/hide
You maybe know or don't know Quake from Id Software. But this game had the best idea to hide/show a terminal window. Simply using full width but 26 rows. On show the widow slid down from top of screen. On hide it mode up to top edge of the screen until it disappeared. 2nd next best was the semi translucent background. You could still see through the terminal window while it was shown. The same style is now available in TotalTerminal and iTerm2 (OSX Terminal replacement - no Terminal plugin).
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CodeRunner
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Working with very very large projects
Code runner is fantastic for shorter projects, although it can handle very large projects. It stops code completion when the program gets to be several thousands of lines long.
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Fast and efficient
You can have multiple tabs open with multiple languages in at the same time and Code Runner still performs excellently. Searching through code is always instant and executing code is fast.
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Supports many different languages
Code Runner comes preinstalled with over 20 languages built in, and it's super easy to run simple programs.
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Platforms:
Mac
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Paw
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Multiple environments
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Restricted and unstable Web-View
Javascript Events can cause crash or will not be recognized.
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Dynamic values
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Proprietary, closed source software
Not free and open source.
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Many extensions
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Option to create a new API
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Beautiful native app
It is much more convenient than using a chrome extension. It uses minimal resources on my Mac.
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Quickly filter json response
Paw supports filtering using key path, JSONPath and jq.
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Regular updates
The app is regularly updated with corrections and new features.
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Cloak
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4
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2
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Hasn't published server/data center locations
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Does SSL Pinning on OS X
SSL pinning protects against some forms of man-in-the-middle attacks that even SSL encrypted traffic is vulnerable to. Not long ago, iOS did not allow for pinning but that may have changed more recently.
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OSX & iOS Only, without even manual configuration instructions for Linux/Windows
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Responsive developer
The developer of Cloak is extremely responsive to feedback and quick to answer questions or support requests.
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Senses Trusted WiFi networks
Cloak can be set to not use the VPN on whitelisted WiFI SSIDs (like home/work).
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Unlimited devices (as long as they're OSX/iOS)
Unlimited devices and data per account, so you can connect up the whole family or office on one account if you so choose.
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Pagehop
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All recipes and tools are open source and you can write your own (JavaScript)
The API is very minimalistic (very easy to learn), and there is complete reference for it.
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Web search (horizontal and vertical) and using tools like Regular Expressions on results
Pagehop is bundled-up with recipes for Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo (horizontal) search, and with recipes for Wikipedia, StackOverflow, YouTube, jQuery API documentation, Mozilla Developer Network and others for vertical search. After making a search you can further filter your results with tools - Regular Expressions, Fuzzy Matching or Search in the urls (instead of titles).
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Browsing of online documentation (any static web source)
Navigating through known set of hyperlinks without an actual rendered page, just by writing.
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Quickly navigate to web pages and their links
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Unlimited, free, fully-functional evaluation
Like the SublimeText editor, Pagehop doesn't lock any features before you purchase a license and only displays (a tiny bit annoying) registration message.
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Keyboard shortcut access to Hacker News
To be able to bring up todays news on a key shortcut, is absolutely awesome. Holding shift while pressing enter (choosing) on results, will keep the window open - this way you can open several pages you want to read through with your morning coffee.
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Unclutter
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Convenient and fast access to files and notes
Unclutter lives in the navbar at the top of your screen, and is always accessible. Any files and notes stored in Unclutter can be quickly accessed from anywhere, with just a mouse movement and scrolling down.
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Can't keep visor open when typing in other applications
The unclutter visor will not stay open when working/typing in other apps. Sometimes it is desirable to use the visor to re-type things, it's not possible outside of copying and pasting, or opening and re-closing the visor.
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Keep desktop clean(er)
Instead of keeping commonly used files on the desktop, you can tuck them away to the top of the screen. This can unclutter your screen, or create more room for more icons if you like quick access to everything.
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$10 seems a bit much for what it does
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Platforms:
MacOS
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Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, etc.
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MacDown
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9
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Free and open source
MacDown is a free and open source editor influenced by Mou. It's released under the MIT license.
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Not very versatile
MacDown is not very powerful or versatile. It's not customizable or extendable. This is what makes it so simple, but it's not for people who want more from their tools.
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Real-time split-screen preview
MacDown's main view is split into two panels. The user types on the left and the Markdown is rendered on the fly in the right panel. This helps users to better understand the way they are formatting their document.
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Frequently fails to update the display and/or flat out hangs
Must often restart MacDown.
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Markdown previews can be customized with CSS
You can use a CSS file to customize the rendered output and the file preview you are working on will display the rendered Markdown with the custom CSS styling on top.
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The Markdown preview is rather heavy on the CPU
The Markdown preview needs a lot of resources to keep rendering on-the-fly after each keystroke. A single keystroke in the editor panel may trigger up to 5 seconds of max-CPU usage.
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Supports syntax highlighting in fenced code blocks
MacDown has syntax highlighting support for various languages when writing code in fenced code blocks.
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Good auto-completion
MacDown has a good built-in auto-completion engine for Markdown symbols.
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Support for GFM
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Ideal for day-to-day programmers' work and MarkDown novices alike
Using MacDown for the notorious README.md use case gets you going without reading any manual or requiring any configuration values. Think of it as a sort of TextEdit for MarkDown files. Thus its shortcomings - neither powerful nor versatile - turn out to be a PRO for novices trying to jump on the MarkDown bandwagon. Open its help and you'll immediately find yourself editing the MacDown's MarkDown help file, a MarkDown primer with some MacDown menus and configuration added.
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Linking between pages
Unlike a few other editors, MacDown lets you link between markdown pages.
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Tool bar with most used markdown shortcuts
This is especially useful for Markdown novices
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Platforms:
MacOS
License:
MIT
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HTML
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Live Preview
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