BlueGriffon

BlueGriffon

Disruptive Innovations
2.5 out of 5 stars
Kate

Kate

KDE
5.0 out of 5 stars
BlueGriffon Kate

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BlueGriffon:

About

The next-gen Web and EPUB Editor based on the rendering engine of Firefox. BlueGriffon® has a long list of famous ancestors and proudly inherits from all of them: Netscape®, Mozilla® Composer and Nvu. It is powered by Gecko, the same rendering engine you can find at the heart of Firefox®, and is filled with tons of powerful features. BlueGriffon® is used by millions of users around the world, including Universities, Governments and even the European Parliament. It is officially recommended by the French Government as the Web Authoring Tool for the French Administration in its effort to rely on and promote Free Software. BlueGriffon® is used by millions of users around the world, including Universities, Governments and even the European Parliament. It is officially recommended by the French Government as the Web Authoring Tool for the French Administration in its effort to rely on and promote Free Software.
Kate:

About

Kate is packed with features that will make it easier for you to view and edit all your text files. Kate lets you to edit and view many files at the same time, both in tabs and split views, and comes with a wide variety of plugins, including an embedded terminal that lets you launch console commands directly from Kate, powerful search and replace plugins, and a preview plugin that can show you what your MD, HTML and even SVG will look like. Kate supports highlighting for over 300 languages making it easier to read code in almost all programming languages. Kate also understands how brackets works and will help you navigate inside complex code blocks hierarchies. On-the-fly spellchecking is also included and will help you check your text before publishing. Work on multiple files at the same time with split views. Use the project sidebar to navigate your project directory structures and use Kate's smart tabs to quickly access your recently opened documents.
BlueGriffon:

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
Kate:

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Not Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported
BlueGriffon:

Audience

Web developers and anyone looking for a solution for running their web content
Kate:

Audience

Content creators and programmers in search of a solution to view and edit all their text files
BlueGriffon:

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported
Kate:

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported
BlueGriffon:

API

Offers API Not Supported
Kate:

API

Offers API Supported
BlueGriffon:

Screenshots and Videos

Kate:

Screenshots and Videos

BlueGriffon:

Pricing

$87.75 one-time payment
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Not Supported
Kate:

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Not Supported
BlueGriffon:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 2.5 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 4.5 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 1.0 / 5
Kate:

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 4.0 / 5
BlueGriffon:

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Great HTML editor with split view. Fast editing. Nice user interface. Dark theme support. Alternative to DreamWeaver.
  • Lots and lots of features. I am especially in love with its ability to create a table of contents. I will generate beautifully simple HTML/CSS, because it's not a word processor and it doesn't try to create beautiful documents, it's an HTML editor and it creates HTML documents.

Cons

  • Paid $90 for a license, didn't get a license, author unresponsive.
  • It unreliable. Every once in a while, it will break. Deleting the configuration files and reinstalling it doesn't help. I have gotten no help from the author.
Kate:

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • It's free and open-source, extremely fast start-up times, uses very little memory, and surprisingly customizable (I barely did any myself though; I wanted to keep it light). I find it useful for swiftly taking notes at a moment's notice, but I have also used it to quickly peek through config files, source code, or even certain text documents--they all just work. As a user who swaps between Windows and Linux, it being cross-platform is such a huge plus for me, and is the leading reason why I use it over Notepad++. As much as I like tinkering with software and hardware alike, I also don't want to find out that certain features I use regularly on one OS's notepad don't exist on other OS's notepads, even some third-party ones. It's just some peace of mind.

Cons

  • It lags for ~1 sec when it wraps text for the first time since the app was opened. Even after using this app for over a year, I still find the logo hard to identify as a text editor of any kind. I still have to tell people who borrow my laptop that my notepad app is this, even when it's pinned to the taskbar and start menu.
BlueGriffon:

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported
Kate:

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported
BlueGriffon:

Company Information

Disruptive Innovations
France
www.bluegriffon.org
Kate:

Company Information

KDE
Founded: 1996
Germany
kate-editor.org
BlueGriffon:

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Kate:
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Kate:
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BlueGriffon:

Categories

Code Editors Supported
HTML Editors Supported
Markdown Editors Supported
Text Editors Supported
Web Design Supported
WYSIWYG Editors Supported
Kate:

Categories

Code Editors Supported
HTML Editors Supported
Markdown Editors Supported
Text Editors Supported
XML Editors Supported
BlueGriffon:

Integrations

HTML Supported
C Not Supported
C# Not Supported
C++ Not Supported
CSS Supported
Markdown Supported
MathML Kit Supported
Qt Not Supported
Racket Not Supported
SQL Not Supported
XML Not Supported
Kate:

Integrations

HTML Supported
C Supported
C# Supported
C++ Supported
CSS Not Supported
Markdown Not Supported
MathML Kit Not Supported
Qt Supported
Racket Supported
SQL Supported
XML Supported
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