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CodeMirror vs Monaco Editor: What are the differences?
CodeMirror: In-browser code editor used in the dev tools for both Firefox and Chrome, Light Table, Adobe Brackets, Bitbucket, and many other projects. CodeMirror is a JavaScript component that provides a code editor in the browser. When a mode is available for the language you are coding in, it will color your code, and optionally help with indentation; Monaco Editor: A browser based code editor. The Monaco Editor is the code editor that powers VS Code. It is licensed under the MIT License and supports IE 9/10/11, Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera.
CodeMirror and Monaco Editor belong to "Text Editor" category of the tech stack.
"Integrable in your application" is the top reason why over 3 developers like CodeMirror, while over 3 developers mention "Out of the Box Intellisense" as the leading cause for choosing Monaco Editor.
CodeMirror and Monaco Editor are both open source tools. CodeMirror with 17.8K GitHub stars and 3.91K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than Monaco Editor with 15.6K GitHub stars and 1.36K GitHub forks.
Treehouse, Flurry, and Jumplead are some of the popular companies that use CodeMirror, whereas Monaco Editor is used by Tricentis Flood, Exivity, and Appitr. CodeMirror has a broader approval, being mentioned in 24 company stacks & 11 developers stacks; compared to Monaco Editor, which is listed in 3 company stacks and 10 developer stacks.
Pros of CodeMirror
- Integrable in your application6
- Better content manipulation methods4
- Easy Custom Mode3
- JavaScript based1
- Easy setup1
Pros of Monaco Editor
- Out of the Box Intellisense5
- More features than Ace3
- Microsoft Product1
- Accessibility1
- Power vscode, with all it's features1
- Good support for none-monospace fonts1
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Cons of CodeMirror
Cons of Monaco Editor
- Microsoft6
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