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Atom vs Geany: What are the differences?

Key Differences between Atom and Geany

1. Interface and Customization: Atom has a more modern and visually appealing interface, with a customizable and flexible layout that allows users to personalize their coding experience. On the other hand, Geany has a simpler and more traditional interface, with limited customization options. Atom's interface also offers a wider range of themes and packages for customization compared to Geany.

2. Cross-platform Compatibility: Atom is developed to work seamlessly across different platforms including Windows, Mac, and Linux, providing a consistent experience for users regardless of their operating system. In contrast, Geany is mainly focused on Windows and Linux, which means that Mac users might encounter compatibility issues, making Atom a more versatile choice for developers using different platforms.

3. Language Support: Atom is extensively used in web development due to its robust support for web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It also offers a wide range of plugins and packages that enhance support for various programming languages. Geany, on the other hand, is primarily designed for fast and efficient coding in C, C++, and Python, although it does provide decent support for other popular languages as well.

4. Working with Large Files: Atom can handle large files more efficiently compared to Geany. It has built-in features such as asynchronous file loading and smart rendering, which allows for smooth scrolling and navigation even in large files. Geany, while still capable of handling large files, might experience performance issues and slower operations when dealing with extensive code bases or files with a significant amount of lines.

5. Collaboration and Remote Development: Atom offers more advanced collaboration features, allowing developers to work on the same codebase simultaneously. It provides a real-time collaboration plugin called Teletype, which enables remote pair programming, sharing of workflows, and instantaneous collaboration. Geany does not have built-in collaboration capabilities.

6. Extensibility and Community Support: Atom has a more vibrant and active community, with a plethora of third-party packages, themes, and plugins that are constantly being developed and updated. This extensive support from the community ensures that Atom can be tailored to fit the specific needs and preferences of individual users. Geany, while still benefiting from community support, has a smaller user base and may have a more limited range of available extensions and customization options.

In Summary, Atom offers a visually appealing interface, cross-platform compatibility, extensive language support, efficient handling of large files, advanced collaboration features, and a larger range of extensions and community support compared to Geany.

Decisions about Atom and Geany
Andrey Ginger
Managing Partner at WhiteLabelDevelopers · | 3 upvotes · 489.8K views

Since communication with Github is not necessary, the Atom is less convenient in working with text and code. Sublim's support and understanding of projects is best for us. Notepad for us is a completely outdated solution with an unacceptable interface. We use a good theme for Sublim ayu-dark

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Pros of Atom
Pros of Geany
  • 529
    Free
  • 449
    Open source
  • 343
    Modular design
  • 321
    Hackable
  • 316
    Beautiful UI
  • 170
    Github integration
  • 147
    Backed by github
  • 119
    Built with node.js
  • 113
    Web native
  • 107
    Community
  • 35
    Packages
  • 18
    Cross platform
  • 5
    Multicursor support
  • 5
    Nice UI
  • 5
    TypeScript editor
  • 3
    Snippets
  • 3
    Simple but powerful
  • 3
    Open source, lots of packages, and so configurable
  • 3
    cli start
  • 3
    Chrome Inspector works IN EDITOR
  • 2
    Awesome
  • 2
    Smart TypeScript code completion
  • 2
    Well documented
  • 2
    It's powerful
  • 2
    Code readability
  • 1
    works with GitLab
  • 1
    User friendly
  • 1
    full support
  • 1
    vim support
  • 1
    Split-Tab Layout
  • 1
    "Free", "Hackable", "Open Source", The Awesomness
  • 1
    Apm publish minor
  • 1
    Hackable and Open Source
  • 1
    Consistent UI on all platforms
  • 0
    Publish
  • 5
    Lightweight
  • 5
    Open-source
  • 4
    Plug-ins
  • 2
    Extensive file-type support
  • 2
    Easily changeable

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Cons of Atom
Cons of Geany
  • 19
    Slow with large files
  • 7
    Slow startup
  • 2
    Most of the time packages are hard to find.
  • 1
    No longer maintained
  • 1
    Cannot Run code with F5
  • 1
    Can be easily Modified
  • 1
    Less pupular than VS

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What is Atom?

At GitHub, we're building the text editor we've always wanted. A tool you can customize to do anything, but also use productively on the first day without ever touching a config file. Atom is modern, approachable, and hackable to the core. We can't wait to see what you build with it.

What is Geany?

Geany is a small and lightweight Integrated Development Environment. It was developed to provide a small and fast IDE, which has only a few dependencies from other packages. Another goal was to be as independent as possible from a special Desktop Environment like KDE or GNOME - Geany only requires the GTK2 runtime libraries.

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