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This is a comparison of ZZT editors. (Note: In MediaWiki it is possible to make "data-oriented" comparison tables by the use of templates; in DokuWiki this doesn't seem to work with any extension, all of them have problems that prevent it from working.)

The editors being considered are:
  * [[release:classiczoo|ClassicZoo]]
  * Frezed
  * KevEdit
  * Zedit2

Others may be considered in future. (A proper review of the editors should be written, I hope.)

Also, the below tables are probably not very good; maybe someone knows how to improve them better.

| ^ ClassicZoo ^ Frezed ^ KevEdit ^ Zedit2 ^
^ Operating system | DOS | Linux((May also work on BSD systems (with GNU compatibility functions); untested)) | DOS, macOS, Linux, Windows | Java, Windows |
^ Source code? | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |

==== File formats ====

| ^ ClassicZoo ^ Frezed ^ KevEdit ^ Zedit2 ^
^ ZZT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
^ Super ZZT | No | No((Includes a partial implementation, but incomplete and is currently unusable)) | No | Yes |
^ FreeZZT | No | Yes | No | No |
^ ZXT | Yes((Not default branch.)) | No((May be added in future.)) | No | No |

==== Features ====

| ^ ClassicZoo ^ Frezed ^ KevEdit ^ Zedit2 ^
^ Arbitrary selection | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
^ Back buffer | ? | Yes | Yes | ? |
^ Block selection | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
^ Boardwalk mode((A feature of frezed that allows you to use shortcut keys to access boards linked by edges and by passages, and allows setting both kind of links.)) | ? | Yes | ?((Some versions of KevEdit have such a feature; I am not sure about the official version.)) | ? |
^ Custom draw procedures | No | Yes | No | No |
^ External text editing((Use an external text editor for ZZT-OOP codes)) | No | Yes | ? | ? |
^ Font loading | Yes (ZXT)((Not default branch.))((Only 8x14)) | No((May be added in future.)) | ? | ? |
^ Graphics conversion | No | No((Unlikely to be added; this should probably be better handled by external programs.)) | No | Yes |
^ Mass mode (on selections) | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
^ Music test | ? | No((May be added in future.)) | Yes | ? |
^ Reconfigurable keybindings | No | Yes | ? | ? |
^ Save editor state | No | Yes (configurable) | ? | ? |
^ SQL | No | Yes | No | No |
^ Stat exchange | No | Yes | ? | ? |
^ View mode | ? | Edit, game, special | ? | ? |
^ World info editor | Limited | Yes | Yes | ? |
^ World map | No | Partial((Will probably be added in future.)) | No | Yes((I am not sure that it saves the world map; this footnote should be fixed by someone who knows)) |

==== ZZT-OOP text editing ====

| ^ ClassicZoo ^ Frezed ^ KevEdit ^ Zedit2 ^
^ Dynamic margins | ? | N/A((Frezed does not currently have an internal text editor; an internal text editor will probably be added in future.))((Will probably be added in future.)) | ? | ? |
^ Edit text with null characters((ZZT treats a null character like ''#END''; some editors may allow you to type them)) | No | Yes((Currently requires an external text editor (such as Vim, which can edit text with null characters); support in the internal editor will probably be added in future)) | No | Yes |
^ Music test | ? | N/A((Frezed does not currently have an internal text editor; an internal text editor will probably be added in future.))((May be added in future.)) | Yes | ? |
^ Shortcut text entry | ? | N/A((Frezed does not currently have an internal text editor; an internal text editor will probably be added in future.))((Will probably be added in future.)) | ? | ? |
^ Syntax highlighting | ? | N/A((Frezed does not currently have an internal text editor; an internal text editor will probably be added in future.))((May be added in future.)) | Yes | ? |