Geany vs. IntelliJ IDEA vs. Void Editor vs. jscoverage Comparison Chart

Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow. It runs on Linux, Windows and MacOS is translated into over 40 languages, and has built-in support for more than 50 programming languages. One the primary reasons for Geany's existence is that there is a need for a decent, GUI, lightweight, cross-platform, flexible and powerful IDE/editor. Many editors meet one or more of these requirements but fall short on others. Using the GPL v2 license, Geany assures that not only can you customize and hack it, but that everyone benefits from changes the community makes. Many parts of Geany are heavily customizable like color themes (Geany Themes) or adding new filetypes. Furthermore, Geany provides many settings to let you adjust it to your needs and preferences. Many supported filetypes including popular programming languages like C, Java, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, etc.

Void is an open source AI code editor and Cursor alternative built as a fork of VS Code, enabling developers to write code with advanced AI assistance while retaining full control over their data. It supports seamless integration with any large language model, such as DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen, Gemini, Claude, and Grok, connecting directly without routing through a private backend. Core features include tab‑triggered autocomplete, inline quick edit, and a versatile AI chat interface offering normal chat, a restricted gather mode for read/search-only tasks, and an agent mode that automates file and folder operations, terminal commands, and MCP tool access. Void delivers high‑performance operations, including fast apply on files with thousands of lines, alongside checkpoint management for model updates, native tool execution, and lint error detection. Developers can transfer all themes, keybindings, and settings from VS Code in one click and host models locally or via the cloud.