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Geany vs Xed: catalog facts
Geany	Xed
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux
Starts almost instantly and uses very little memory Depends only on GTK, so it installs cleanly on minimal Linux systems	Lightweight and quick to start Works across desktop environments
No language server support in the core, so completion is simpler than a modern IDE's Debugging needs a plugin and is basic	Linux only Basic compared with a full code editor or IDE
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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