jEdit
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
0warn against
Sep 2, 2026first mention
Sep 2, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Nice editor and the plugin system it had was pretty advanced for the time.”
“I switched to Slava Pestov's Jedit for many years, and did some cool things with its huge library of extensions.”
switched from NEditon “Fine, I'll build my own text editor”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
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Threads where it came up
- Fine, I'll build my own text editor 2 mentions
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All comments 2
“Nice editor and the plugin system it had was pretty advanced for the time.”
“I switched to Slava Pestov's Jedit for many years, and did some cool things with its huge library of extensions.”