Ace
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Ace provides a high-performance embeddable code editor for the web.
Target Customer
Web developers and software teams who need an in-browser code editor embedded in web pages or JavaScript applications.
Key Differentiator
Native-like editor performance in the browser with broad language support, theming, large-document handling, and easy embeddability; open-source BSD license.
Implementation Timeline
Not explicitly stated in content; embedding is supported via prebuilt versions or CDN and an embedding guide is available.
Pain Points
- 1Need for a fast, in-browser code editor that can be embedded into web pages
- 2Requirement for broad language support and theming within a web-based editor
- 3Handling very large documents in the editor (up to millions of lines)
Key Features
- 1Syntax highlighting for over 110 languages
- 2Over 20 themes with importable TextMate/Sublime themes
- 3Automatic indent/outdent and draggable text editing
- 4Handles very large documents (up to four million lines) and supports multiple cursors/selections
- 5Live syntax checker (JavaScript/CoffeeScript/CSS/XQuery) and rich editing commands
Target Customer Industries
Client Results
- 1Embeddable in web pages and JavaScript applications to provide native-like code editing
- 2Broad language and theme support with a rich feature set for developers
- 3Open-source BSD-licensed editor with community contributions
Competitive Advantages
- 1Embeddable in any web page or JavaScript app
- 2Native-like performance comparable to Sublime, Vim, and TextMate
- 3Extensive language and theme support with on-demand module loading
- 4Large document handling and advanced editing features (multi-cursor, code folding, etc.)
- 5Open-source BSD license and active community involvement
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
AWS
Listed as a project using Ace as part of their web tooling/solutions
Khan Academy
Listed as a project using Ace as part of their platform
Cloud9 IDE
Listed as a project using Ace; Ace is maintained as the primary editor for Cloud9 IDE
Codecademy
Listed as a project using Ace in their web-based learning environment
RStudio
Listed as a project using Ace in their tooling ecosystem
Wikipedia
Listed as a project using Ace in their web tooling
Additional Product Information
Product Description
Ace is an embeddable code editor written in JavaScript. It is maintained as the primary editor for Cloud9 IDE and is the successor of the Mozilla Skywriter (Bespin) project. It supports multiple language modes, themes, and editor features, and is released under the BSD license.
Target Market
Web developers, software companies, and online platforms that need an embeddable, high-performance code editor for web-based IDEs or code editing features.
Unique Value Proposition
A highly performant, embeddable, browser-based code editor with broad language support, extensive theming, and a rich set of editing features, backed by an open-source BSD license.
Technical Requirements
Web page or JavaScript application embedding Ace; can load from local sources, prepackaged ace-builds, or via CDN; supports dynamic loading of modes and themes; embedding guide available.
Pricing Model
BSD license (open-source)
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