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Verified User in Computer & Network Security

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/25/2023

"organized text editor"

5/5

What do you like best about jEdit?

I get to be able to organize my codes. Different types of codes have their own indicators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about jEdit?

Nothing. It's easy to use and very straight forward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vishnu S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5/13/2020

"Best and Compatiable tool for Every Language JEdit"

4/5

What do you like best about jEdit?

JEdit is the best tools and the best part of this tool is that we can use whatever language we want use and its compatible to all operating system and the memory taken by this tool is too minimal and I m really habitual for this tool. By using the extension of this we can even the program as well as. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about jEdit?

There is nothing which is dislike in this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Victor A.

Arquitecto de software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/4/2019

"jEdit is an editor compatible with various programming languages and has good plugins"

4/5

What do you like best about jEdit?

jEdit is a fast and lightweight editor. The most important feature is that it comes with a wide variety of syntax add-ons such as automatic completion and others as automatic saving. Another feature that fascinates me about this application is its directory, which allows me to easily find files. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about jEdit?

I can be a bit complicated to configure the appearance of the software. I also don't like some things, for example, jEdit does not receive updates very frequently and when it receives them some packages are no longer available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering jEdit:

jEdit is a great software to handle several files at once. I think it has good complements to facilitate coding. In my opinion, it is a very stable editor and if you have not used it, at least try. I recommend it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is jEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use jEdit specifically to write CSS codes. It is very convenient because it has highlights with colors that I can choose myself. I have been very happy with this editor for its ease of use and the speed with which it loads the files, without consuming many resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jose C.

Arquitecto de Software NET

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/8/2019

"jEdit is a friendly development editor with good add-ons"

4.5/5

What do you like best about jEdit?

jEdit is applicable for different programming languages and is open source, therefore, it has a wide variety of extensions. I like its self-suggestion functions as it helps programmers to easily develop the code. I consider that the key point of this editor is that it is free and has several libraries provided by different users to take full advantage of its features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about jEdit?

The access keys for entering commands can be confusing and difficult to configure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering jEdit:

jEdit is a multilanguage tool, easy to use and with many add-ons for you to experience in your projects. I recommend it for curious people who like to develop their own environment for the development of their projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is jEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

jEdit helps me to review codes of the company's SOAP client services with the APIs we are developing. There are great benefits such as highlighting the colors of the code, which gives me better visibility and that I don't miss any variables. It also allows me to install third-party user extensions to customize the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Cristian P.

Arquitecto de software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/16/2019

"A free, open source editor with many plugins"

5/5

What do you like best about jEdit?

jEdit has a great advantage that are its complements as its Android plugin to create and execute projects of this platform. Its interface is also great, because it is simplistic and you only have what you need for editing. The best thing is that you can integrate with Git to have version control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about jEdit?

jEdit is free, open source, has a large library of plugins and is also available for all platforms such as Windows, Unix, Linux, MacOS and VMS, so I do not dislike anything about this application, I think what it offers It is more than enough. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering jEdit:

This software has numerous functions and plugins that will facilitate the development of your work. In my opinion, it's great to program in jEditor. I suggest you give it a try and download this editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is jEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

jEdit allows me to work faster because it is a light program and has good keyboard shortcuts for easy coding. I can program with its CssEditor plugin to edit CCS elements within this editor that also allows validation. It also allows me to use SQL clients with its DBTerminal plugin. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nabil C.

Hardware Lead Engineer - DeepPCB

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4/21/2020

"Hardware lead"

4.5/5

What do you like best about jEdit?

Work on Linux, like Windows editors, not complicated like Vim or others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about jEdit?

The use is very RAM intensive. It becomes very slow when I open many windows or documents. :( Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alfonso A.

Analista Programador Sr. de BI

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/7/2019

"A reliable code editor to program in different formats"

4.5/5

What do you like best about jEdit?

jEdit is a text editor with a pleasant user interface with accessible features, topics and commands. It loads quickly even with large documents. I really like that with a few keys you can quickly structure a web code. In addition, it is very easy to take notes and organize the work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about jEdit?

A disadvantage that I have found in jEdit is that some add-ons do freeze the software when the save option is used. I also think it is complicated to create keyboard shortcuts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering jEdit:

If you are a programmer who likes to try different development environments, you should definitely try jEdit. This editor has new features to code, so I recommend its immediate use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is jEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

jEdit is my main code editor for the development of HTML, CSS and PHP content on the website of my work in the different sections. I often use its sidebar to copy, crop and paste code, as well as its macro tools to search through directories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pablo C.

Arquitecto de desarrollo de aplicaciones

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/29/2019

"jEdit makes me program comfortably"

4.5/5

What do you like best about jEdit?

jEdit runs on most operating systems such as Linux, Unix, Windows, MacOS and others. It has excellent options as markers to remember positions. The best thing is that you can open n quantity of projects in the same window. In addition, it runs on the Java 6 platform, for lovers of this environment. I also like that there is a lot of documentation online to make the learning curve too short. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about jEdit?

This software has a clipboard features to copy and paste, however, so far, it has not worked for me, making the work more cumbersome. Also, it has not been possible to install jEdit on Unix, due to a missing package that does not download automatically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering jEdit:

This editor has excellent keyboard shortcuts and can be used for different programming languages, especially PHP. It is a software with a great documentation support and is multiplatform. In addition, it is very stable and will surely be of great help. I recommend its implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is jEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

jEdit makes me work comfortably when I am programming thanks to its quick access keys, which are also manipulable, increasing my productivity. I also benefit from the large number of add-ons that are available and that allow me to exploit all the features of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Insurance

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/21/2019

"Slick easy to use GUI"

4.5/5

What do you like best about jEdit?

A text editor on steroids, runs great with JAVA and comes in a small package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about jEdit?

Sometimes the plugin manager can be a little buggy, although this might be an issue with the plugin developers more so than the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Consumer Electronics

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/22/2018

"Nice editor for hardcore java developers"

4/5

What do you like best about jEdit?

It is versatile, powerful and light - weight. I like that it is a powerful text editor and yet doesn't slow my system. I like that it combines the efficiency of other editors on a single platform like unlimited redos/undos etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about jEdit?

The UI can be improved a bit keeping in mind the new text editors which are coming in the market. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering jEdit:

Try to explore all the options and features that jEdit provide while you are using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is jEdit solving and how is that benefiting you?

I did regular Java programming for the project using jEdit and it quite powerful and flexible editor. I like the auto indent feature and multiple redos feature a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.