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ne vs JOE (Joe's Own Editor): catalog facts
ne	JOE (Joe's Own Editor)
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free software distributed under the GNU General Public License.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Linux, Command line
Easy to learn compared with vi or Emacs Light on memory and CPU	Familiar WordStar key layout with Emacs-like features Tiny binary with only libc as a dependency
Terminal only, with no graphical interface Smaller user community than vi or Emacs	The Windows build lags behind at version 4.6 Keyboard scheme differs from vi and modern GUI editors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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