I’m looking for a privacy-focused code editor that can handle HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I am just learning how to code, so I need something that works for beginners as well as respecting my privacy. I have looked around, but I don’t know which one is the best option.
I would check out Lapce and CudaText. They are both solid editors. If you are comfortable in the terminal, then nvim as well, of course.
VSCodium
Geany is a great, lightweight FOSS editor that totally respects your privacy, and supports all if the languages you mentioned, plus many more.
I like that Geany is lightweight, so I’ll more into it. Thank you!
Vim, Emacs, Helix, Neovim
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i like Pulsar
pluma is good. i used it until switching to vim/emacs https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluma_(text_editor)
If you’re just writing those languages, here are my picks:
For Linux and Unix:
- Xed (just called “Text Editor” in the menu)
- Geany
- Notepadqq
- Micro (terminal, but very friendly)
- Nano (also terminal, also friendly)
For Windows:
- Notepad++
- VSCodium
For macOS:
- Micro
- Nano
- VSCodium
Thank you for breaking it down my operating system. I forgot to to mention which OS I’m looking for (Windows and Linux). I’ll take a look at the options your provided. Thank you!
Most of the popular open-source ones are fine. VSCodium if you want a rich GUI or perhaps Geany if you want a lightweight but beginner-friendly editor. Only things you’ll have to watch out for are editors with online features like AI integration, particularly Microsoft VSCode and the new notepad.exe with AI.
Yes, I want to stay away from the AI integration so I will take a look at VSCodium and Geany. Thank you.
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