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While Vim and Emacs are the heavyweights, they're not the only game in text editor town. Learn tips for making the most of those text editing applications, as well as some of the other options worth considering.

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Why Mark Text is my favorite markdown editor

Mark Text has tools that make it easy to write markdown while at the same time providing a simple interface that just gets out of my way.
Don Watkins (Correspondent) 19 Oct 2021 2 comments
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5 markdown editors I recommend trying

Everyone has their favorite markdown editor. Here are a few I have tried.
Don Watkins (Correspondent) 13 Oct 2021 11 comments
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Edit text like Emacs in FreeDOS

If you're already familiar with GNU Emacs, you should feel right at home in Freemacs.
Jim Hall (Correspondent) 22 Jun 2021 1 comment
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Use this nostalgic text editor on FreeDOS

Edlin is a joy to use when I want to edit text the "old school" way.
Jim Hall (Correspondent) 18 Jun 2021
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How to use the FreeDOS text editor

FreeDOS provides a user-friendly text editor called FreeDOS Edit.
Jim Hall (Correspondent) 11 Jun 2021
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5 signs you're a groff programmer

Learning groff, an old-school text processor, is like learning to ride a bicycle.
Jim Hall (Correspondent) 10 Apr 2021 1 comment
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31 open source text editors you need to try

Looking for a new text editor? Here are 31 options to consider.
Seth Kenlon (Red Hat) 11 Feb 2021
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3 plain text note-taking tools

Note-taking is important, and plain text is an easy, neutral way to do it. Here are three tools you can spice up your notes without losing the ease and portability of plain text.
Kevin Sonney (Correspondent) 15 Jan 2021

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