MoonEdit
Encyclopedia
MoonEdit is a collaborative real-time editor. It supports Linux
, Windows
and FreeBSD
. While it is free for non-commercial use, it is not free software
/ open source
software.
MoonEdit was originally written by Tom Dobrowolski under the name Multi-Editoro.
It supports up to 14 participants simultaneously, with almost full wiki features on the page level. Export of a page to a wiki is rudimentary but possible. See the ting-wiki.
The user of MoonEdit can log in to a server, then to a page, and then edit the page in a way similar to a regular text editor
or word processor
. Depending on the number of editing participants, several cursors are displayed in the text field. The column on the right shows all the participants who are editing the same page at the same time. All participants can see in real-time any changes to the text as well as anyone's cursor movements. There are no restrictions on who can edit what part of the page.
MoonEdit features infinite undo history that can be browsed using time-slider and replay button
Active MoonEdit servers are:
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
, Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and FreeBSD
FreeBSD
FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via BSD UNIX. Although for legal reasons FreeBSD cannot be called “UNIX”, as the direct descendant of BSD UNIX , FreeBSD’s internals and system APIs are UNIX-compliant...
. While it is free for non-commercial use, it is not free software
Free software
Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
/ open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
software.
MoonEdit was originally written by Tom Dobrowolski under the name Multi-Editoro.
It supports up to 14 participants simultaneously, with almost full wiki features on the page level. Export of a page to a wiki is rudimentary but possible. See the ting-wiki.
The user of MoonEdit can log in to a server, then to a page, and then edit the page in a way similar to a regular text editor
Text editor
A text editor is a type of program used for editing plain text files.Text editors are often provided with operating systems or software development packages, and can be used to change configuration files and programming language source code....
or word processor
Word processor
A word processor is a computer application used for the production of any sort of printable material....
. Depending on the number of editing participants, several cursors are displayed in the text field. The column on the right shows all the participants who are editing the same page at the same time. All participants can see in real-time any changes to the text as well as anyone's cursor movements. There are no restrictions on who can edit what part of the page.
MoonEdit features infinite undo history that can be browsed using time-slider and replay button
Active MoonEdit servers are:
- sphere.pl - the author's homepage
- s23.org - has a page for the English-language Wikipedia on it
External links
- How to connect to a MoonEdit-server? at wiki-Woodstock
- community-wiki: MoonEdit - ideas and thoughts about the program, screenshots
- teach-me-wiki, a wiki for organizing online lessons using MoonEdit and SkypeSkypeSkype is a software application that allows users to make voice and video calls and chat over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system...
.