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Aquamacs vs Sublime Text

Side-by-side comparison for macOS

Aquamacs

6.5
Developer Tools

Text editor based on GNU Emacs

Sublime Text

8.0
Developer Tools

Text editor for code, markup and prose

Metric Aquamacs Sublime Text
Category Developer Tools Developer Tools
AI Score 6.5 8.0
30-day Installs 14 5.8K
90-day Installs 49 16.2K
365-day Installs 310 62.4K
Version 3.6 4200
Auto-updates No Yes
Deprecated No No
GitHub Stars 420 856
GitHub Forks 41 43
Open Issues 64 2.0K
License GPL-3.0
Language Emacs Lisp
Last GitHub Commit 2mo ago 3y ago
First Seen Oct 14, 2012 Sep 22, 2012

Reviews

Aquamacs

Aquamacs is a macOS-optimized Emacs editor, offering a powerful text editing experience with native Cocoa integration. It's ideal for developers working with Lisp, Ruby on Rails, and other programming tasks who appreciate Emacs' flexibility and want a more Mac-like experience.

Aquamacs provides a feature-rich text editing environment based on GNU Emacs, tailored for macOS users.

Pros

  • + Native macOS integration with Cocoa
  • + Highly customizable and extensible
  • + Strong support for Lisp and Ruby on Rails development

Cons

  • - No auto-update feature
  • - Some lingering issues reported in older versions

Sublime Text

Sublime Text is a high-performance text editor known for its speed, customizability, and extensive plugin ecosystem. It supports coding, markup, and prose, making it ideal for developers and writers alike.

Sublime Text is a versatile text editor that supports coding, markup, and prose writing.

Pros

  • + High-speed performance and responsiveness
  • + Extensive plugin and theme support for customization
  • + Cross-platform availability

Cons

  • - Not open-source
  • - Steep learning curve for new users