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Scriptable
Editing operations can be automated using a scripting language with a syntax similar to C++.
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Not free
It costs $49.99 (USD).
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Binary Templates technology
The Editor can parse a file into a hierarchical structure using a Binary Template to help to understand the binary data.
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Multi-Platform
Windows, macOS, or Linux
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Alternative
An alternative to Synalize It!
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Windows, Linux, Mac
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GNU Emacs
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Infinitely customisable
Customizations can be made to a wide range of Emacs' functions through a Lisp dialect. A robust list of existing Lisp extensions include the practical (git integration, syntax highlighting, etc) to the utilitarian (calculators, calendars) to the sublime (chess, Eliza).
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Non-standard keyboard commands
I'm editing this in Chrome, but I could be using Firefox, Edge, or any other browser, or Notepad, or even Libreoffice or Microsoft Word, and in ALL of those cases, keys would work exactly the same way, including how to jump around by word, select words, cut/copy/paste, etc. Pretty much all modern editors share the same basic key combinations, from Visual Studio to Sublime to Atom to VS Code to Xcode. Becoming an Emacs expert means you need to mode-shift between code editing and editing in your browser; adding Emacs modes to SOME apps means you need to remember which key bindings to use where. The cognitive load added by switching between Emacs and other text editors is not worth it, especially since all the advantages of Emacs are now available in free editors elsewhere.
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Completely free
Licensed under GNU GPL.
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Not set up as an IDE by default
Requires customization to get IDE-like features. Luckily a few features such as compilation, debugging, and syntax highlighting are included.
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Keyboard-focused, mouse-free editing
Emacs can be controlled entirely with the keyboard.
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Learning curve is steep
While it's better than it used to be, with most functions being possible through the menu, Emacs is still quite a bit different from your standard editor. You'll need to learn new keyboard shortcuts.
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Works in terminal
You can use Emacs' command line interface or graphical user interface.
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A UI designed before anyone had a clue about UI design
Emacs is positively NOT a well-designed user interface. Its design dates back to the time when all microwaves still needed instructions and VCRs universally displayed a flashing 12:00 because no one could figure out how to operate them. Many modern editors have 100% of the power of Emacs with none of the hassle.
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Self documenting
Emacs has extensive help support built-in as well as a tutorial accessed with C-h t.
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Chorded keyboard combinations can be baffling
For example, for navigation it uses the b, n, p, l keys. Which for some people may seem strange.
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Has turn-key packages for IDE work
Packs like spacemacs make it easy to get started and bring the learning curve down from an infinitely regressing spiral to something more manageable.
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Works over SSH
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Great Integration
Emacs has modes for nearly every use case, even ones like mail and internet browsing. It has often been said that Emacs is essentially an operating system on its own.
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Has Vim emulation
Evil-mode makes Emacs actually usable as an editor.
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GNU/Linux, BSD-like, Windows, MacOS
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UltraEdit
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Handles large files (>1GB) extremely well
UltraEdit has small memory usage and allows for fast parsing/searching when handling large files.
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Proprietary
It's not free and a license costs $79.99.
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Works perfectly with remote files
Supports several protocols for accessing remote files and working on them with the same ease as local files. Files can be integrated in the projects as normal files.
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The themes introduced in version 20 regressed certain aspects of syntax coloring
The themes simplified the syntax highlighting which lost the capacity to have as many colors as one wanted to define. Now it is limited to around 20 different colors. In general it's not a problem but in certain cases it broke coloring. For some reason, the classic theme is the only one that is totally pleasant for readability well with syntax highlighting.
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Probably the most versatile general editor in existence.
If you need a general editor, UltraEdit is the way to go. If you were writing C/C++ all day, then this would be your editor. If you need to slog through large files then this is your go to editor. If you need to go through XML files, then this is your editor. If you need to sort data, then this your my editor.
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Fast, stable, easy to use
It loads with a short delay, but once loaded it's snappy and rock-solid. Anyone accustomed to using Windows text editors will feel at home in its interface, and those that prefer alternate keybindings can easily change them.
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Search and replace capabilities
From Ultraedit to Perl to Unix regex engines, the search and replace can accomplish just about anything.
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Responsive company
Whether for feature requests, technical support or license questions, IDM is always quick to respond.
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Nice hex display & edit
There's a handful of other features like this that make UltraEdit indispensable.
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Extremely customizable GUI editor
UltraEdit offer the best of both worlds. it has a full on GUI along with all the shortcut commands you need. There's no need for the user to suffer 80 char limitations of a terminal editor.
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Highly flexible
UltraEdit allows you to handle groups of files as a project.
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Windows, macOS, Linux
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HxD
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Free
Free for private and commercial use.
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edit
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Lots of features
Searching and replacing, exporting, checksums / digests, insert byte patterns, file shredder, concatenation or splitting of files, statistics etc.
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Portable
Portable version available.
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Easy UI
The UI elements are arranged in a intuitive manner.
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