Chocolatapp vs jEdit
When comparing Chocolatapp vs jEdit, the Slant community recommends Chocolatapp for most people. In the question“What are the best programming text editors?” Chocolatapp is ranked 54th while jEdit is ranked 63rd. The most important reason people chose Chocolatapp is:
Viewing two files at once is easy in Chocolatapp. Just select them both in the sidebar.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Split editing
Viewing two files at once is easy in Chocolatapp. Just select them both in the sidebar.
Pro Code completion
Pro Great user interface
Pro Multiple cursors and selections
Pro Live error checking
Chocolat constantly checks your code as you’re writing it. That means no more interruptions from rude parse errors.
Pro Code folding
Pro Built-in language documentation
Pro Live previewing of HTML and Markdown
Pro Light application
Pro Syntax highlighting
JEdit offers syntax highlighting for several languages.
Pro Plugin support
JEdit has lots of plugins that help you customize the editor to your liking. The plugins are easy to download (once you select a mirror) and take effect right away, without a restart.
Pro Cross-platform
jEdit runs on Linux, OS X and Windows.
Cons
Con Only available for Mac
It's only available for OSX.
Con Paid application
Chocolatapp is not a free application.
Con Depends on Java
Because jEdit requires Java to be installed on the OS, it's not suitable for those who don't want Java.