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Lime Text vs. Visual Studio Code

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricLime Text

by Bootstrap

Visual Studio Code

by Microsoft

Overall rating3.54.7
Review count192,742
Ease of use8.09.3
Ease of setup2.19.4
Quality of support7.48.9
Meets requirements7.89.4
NPS-5.55555684.690432
Small Business68.4%44.7%
Mid-Market10.5%29.9%
Enterprise21.1%25.4%
Total page views134,648
Total LLM citations818,925

Lime Text

Lime Text is a powerful and elegant text editor primarily developed in Go that aims to be a Free and open-source software successor to Sublime Text.

Pros

    Visual Studio Code

    Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a free, lightweight, and powerful source code editor developed by Microsoft, compatible with Windows, macOS, and Linux. It offers a rich set of features, including debugging support, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, snippets, code refactoring, and built-in Git integration. Users can customize the editor by changing themes, keyboard shortcuts, and preferences, as well as by installing extensions to enhance functionality. VS Code supports a wide range of programming languages and frameworks, making it a versatile tool for developers.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Extensions
    • Git Integration
    • Productivity Improvement
    • Features
    • Lightweight