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Ox vs ne: catalog facts
Ox	ne
Free Free to download, with optional sponsorship through Patreon.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Command line	macOS, Linux, Command line
Independent editor written in Rust Configurable through a configuration file	Easy to learn compared with vi or Emacs Light on memory and CPU
Last release was in March 2025 Smaller community than Vim, Neovim or Helix	Terminal only, with no graphical interface Smaller user community than vi or Emacs
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
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 1, 2026

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