Brouillon compared with EditPlus, Notepad++ and Sublime Text
This table compares what you can do now, not what is planned. Brouillon is alpha software and does not claim parity with any of these editors. Cells about other products are marked to verify when not confirmed; they reflect public information as of 2026-11-05.
| Criterion | Brouillon (alpha) | EditPlus | Notepad++ | Sublime Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating systems | Windows test build only; macOS/Linux not released | Windows | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Licence and price | MIT, open source, free (alpha included) | Paid (shareware) | Free, open source | Paid licence, closed source |
| Regex search and replace | Yes (current document, Find in Files over a folder) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Find in Files options (globs, gitignore) | Engine ready; no options dialog yet | To verify | To verify | To verify |
| Hex view | Built in (basic) | Built in | Plugin | Package |
| Multi-cursor | Engine ready, not in the interface | To verify | Yes | Yes |
| Syntax colouring | 9 languages, 7 colour categories; wider coverage in progress / roadmap; no .stx-style multi-group colouring | Driven by .stx files (details to verify) | To verify | To verify |
| FTP / SFTP | No (roadmap) | Built in | Plugin | Package |
| Telemetry in the editor | None in the code base; no update check in this build | To verify | To verify | To verify |
| Built-in agent (MCP) access | Not yet: roadmap | No | No | No |
| Maturity | Alpha | Mature | Mature | Mature |
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When not to choose Brouillon: if you rely on FTP, broad language colouring, plugins or macOS/Linux builds today, pick a mature editor.