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CudaText vs Textadept: catalog facts
CudaText	Textadept
Free Free of charge, including for business use.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Fast startup even with many plugins More than 300 syntax lexers	Portable executables with no installation Graphical and terminal interfaces
Configuration through JSON files may take getting used to Many features depend on installing plugins	Extending it well means learning its Lua API Smaller extension ecosystem than mainstream editors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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