Top 15 PICO (the PIne COmposer) Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

PICO - the PIne COmposer - a simple editor

PICO means "very small" and also stands for "PIne COmposer" (or "Pine Internal COmposer"), ie it is a text editor (composer) that ships with the Unix/DOS newsreader "PINE".
PICO is designed to be a "simple editor", ie only the bare minimum of commands and simply to use. Very good for beginners who wish to write emails and posts.

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