EmEditor vs Lite XL

EmEditor

8.8 #5 in Text Editors

About EmEditor

Lite XL

6.9 #39 in Text Editors

About Lite XL
EmEditorLite XL
Free planNoNo
Free trialYesNo
Paid from$0.42/mo—
Open sourceNoNo
PlatformsWindowsLinux, macOS, Windows
Free planYesYes
Paid from$5/yr—
Supported platformsWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2019 or later; legacy support includes Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2Windows, Linux, macOS
Multi-cursor editingYesYes
Macro recordingYesYes
Column editingYes—
Large-file handlingYes—
Extension supportYesYes

Both are listed in Best Text Editors, Best Code Editors. On Everything Xiaomi, EmEditor scores higher on our published basis.