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Visual Studio Code vs. gedit

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

MetricVisual Studio Code

by Microsoft

gedit

by GNOME Foundation

Overall rating4.74.0
Review count2,74276
Ease of use9.39.1
Ease of setup9.410.0
Quality of support8.98.0
Meets requirements9.48.5
NPS84.69043231.578947
Small Business44.7%40.8%
Mid-Market29.9%31.6%
Enterprise25.4%27.6%
Total page views4,64863
Total LLM citations18,925125

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

gedit

gEdit is a general purpose text editor that includes internationalized text, syntax highlighting, undo/redo, file reverting, print and print preview support and more.

Pros