Geany vs C++Builder

Geany is very lightweight thanks to the smaller offering of features.

Geany has a built-in plugin manager which can be used to install plugins and add new powerful features to the editor.

In Geany you technically search once for a whole search query, unlike Gedit, where once you start typing, the file is searched for in accordance with each substring of what you're typing, all the while leading to terribly annoying lag.

Geany is a cross platform editor, very similar to Notepad++ in Windows.

Press F5 and code will run without the need to switch between windows.

This software respects your freedom.

Hence it is capable of showing the methods and inner classes of, e.g., a Java source file.

It is a real app and not another frankenstein web/electron app. This means it runs great and doesn't extraordinary amounts of RAM.

For example, there is an easy way to change the font and theme in the View menu. No need to search through several syntax styles like in Notepad++ just to be able to change the used font.

The Windows framework, called VCL, wraps native WinAPI controls. It's far more powerful than something like MFC, including its visual design and the library of available first- and third-party controls.

Features are the same as Professional Edition.

FireMonkey (FMX) is a cross-platform UI framework, GPU-accelerated, supporting native controls on some platforms, and native feel everywhere else.

C++Builder allows. you to drag and drop components on the design form which makes the development process simple.

Can build targeting Windows, iOS, macOS, and Android.