Coda 2 vs TextMate

Overview

TextMate

Stacks121

Followers118

Votes56

Coda 2

Stacks26

Followers16

Votes4

Coda 2 vs TextMate: What are the differences?

Introduction
Coda 2 and TextMate are both popular text editors used by developers and coders. While they share some similarities in functionality, there are key differences between the two that set them apart in terms of features and user experience.

1. Text Editing Features: In Coda 2, users have access to powerful text editing features such as code folding, syntax highlighting, auto-completion, and a visual CSS editor. On the other hand, TextMate focuses more on minimalistic text editing, providing a clean interface without distractions.

2. Collaboration and Remote Editing: Coda 2 offers built-in collaboration tools, allowing multiple users to work on the same file simultaneously. It also has integrated SSH and FTP support for remote editing. However, TextMate lacks these collaboration features and requires external plugins for remote editing capabilities.

3. Plugin Ecosystem: Coda 2 has a rich plugin ecosystem with a large variety of plugins available for extending its functionality. Users can enhance the editor with additional features, themes, and language supports. TextMate, although it also supports plugins, has a smaller community and fewer available plugins compared to Coda 2.

4. Integrated Web Development Tools: Coda 2 comes with integrated web development tools like a built-in file manager, terminal, and live preview for HTML and CSS. These tools make it convenient for web developers to manage their projects within the editor. In contrast, TextMate primarily focuses on the core text editing experience and does not provide these integrated web development tools.

5. Customization and Themes: Both Coda 2 and TextMate allow users to customize their editor's appearance, but Coda 2 offers more extensive customization options and a wider range of themes to choose from. TextMate, on the other hand, has a simpler customization system with fewer options for modifying the editor's appearance.

6. Price and Licensing: Coda 2 is a commercial text editor and requires a one-time payment to use. It offers a free trial version for users to test its features before purchasing. On the other hand, TextMate is an open-source project and available for free. Users can contribute to its development or modify its source code as per their needs.

In Summary, Coda 2 stands out with its extensive text editing features, collaboration and remote editing capabilities, plugin ecosystem, integrated web development tools, customization options, and a commercial licensing model. TextMate, on the other hand, focuses on minimalistic text editing, simplicity, and an open-source approach.

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TextMate	Coda 2
TextMate brings Apple's approach to operating systems into the world of text editors. By bridging UNIX underpinnings and GUI, TextMate cherry-picks the best of both worlds to the benefit of expert scripters and novice users alike.	It is a fast, clean, and powerful text editor used to code for the web. It has a Pixel-perfect preview. It has a built-in way to open and manage your local and remote files.
Ability to Search and Replace in a Project;Auto-Indent for Common Actions Like Pasting Text;Auto-Pairing of Brackets and Other Characters;Clipboard History;Column Selections and Column Typing;Completion of Words from Current Document;CSS-like Selectors to Pinpoint the Scope of Actions and Settings;Declarative Language Grammars for Graceful Mixing and Hacking;Dynamic Outline for Working With Multiple Files;Expand Trigger Words to Code Blocks With Tab-able Placeholders;File Tabs when Working With Projects;Foldable Code Blocks;Function Pop-up for Quick Overview and Navigation;Plug-able Through Your Favorite Scripting Language;Recordable Macros With No Programming Required;Regular Expression Search and Replace (grep);Run Shell Commands from Within a Document;Support for Darcs, Perforce, SVK, and Subversion;Support for More Than 50 Languages;Switch Between Files in Projects With a Minimum of Key Strokes;Themable Syntax Highlight Colors;Visual Bookmarks to Jump Between Places in a File;Works As External Editor for (s)ftp Programs;Works Together With Xcode and Can Build Xcode Projects	Local Indexing; CSS Overriding
Statistics
Stacks 121	Stacks 26
Followers 118	Followers 16
Votes 56	Votes 4
Pros & Cons
Pros 17 Syntax highlighting 5 Javascript 5 PHP Developer 4 Native UI 4 jQuery developer	Pros 1 Panic software - what's more to say? 1 OSX native App 1 Built-in #transmit File Transfer 1 Live sib-by-side Preview
Integrations
No integrations available	Atom ESLint Atomic

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