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VILE vs JOE (Joe's Own Editor): catalog facts
VILE	JOE (Joe's Own Editor)
Free Free and open source under the GNU GPL version 2 or later.	Free Free software distributed under the GNU General Public License.
Windows, Command line	Windows, Linux, Command line
Vi-style editing with multiple buffers and windows Available as source and Windows builds	Familiar WordStar key layout with Emacs-like features Tiny binary with only libc as a dependency
Not a vi clone, with differences in less frequently used commands and configuration	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-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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