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Ox vs JOE (Joe's Own Editor): catalog facts
Ox	JOE (Joe's Own Editor)
Free Free to download, with optional sponsorship through Patreon.	Free Free software distributed under the GNU General Public License.
Command line	Windows, Linux, Command line
Independent editor written in Rust Configurable through a configuration file	Familiar WordStar key layout with Emacs-like features Tiny binary with only libc as a dependency
Last release was in March 2025 Smaller community than Vim, Neovim or Helix	The Windows build lags behind at version 4.6 Keyboard scheme differs from vi and modern GUI editors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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