Best 010 Editor Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from text editors ranked against 010 Editor on the same published basis.
- 1010 Editor vs Visual Studio Code
- 2010 Editor vs Neovim
- 3010 Editor vs Kate
- 4010 Editor vs Zed
- 5010 Editor vs Notepad++
- 6010 Editor vs BBEdit
- 7010 Editor vs EmEditor
- 8010 Editor vs Bluefish
- 9010 Editor vs Geany
- 10010 Editor vs Lapce
- 11010 Editor vs Sublime Text
- 12010 Editor vs UltraEdit
- 13010 Editor vs Helix
- 14010 Editor vs TeXworks
- 15010 Editor vs Micro
- 16010 Editor vs Vim
- 17010 Editor vs jEdit
- 18010 Editor vs EditiX
- 19010 Editor vs Fresh
- 20010 Editor vs Calmly Writer
010 Editor alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visual Studio Code | 9.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Neovim | 9.5 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | Kate | 9.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Zed | 9.1 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Notepad++ | 8.8 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 6 | BBEdit | 8.8 | Free plan | $59.99/mo | Mac |
| 7 | EmEditor | 8.8 | No | $0.42/mo | Windows |
| 8 | Bluefish | 8.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Geany | 8.7 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Lapce | 8.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Sublime Text | 8.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | UltraEdit | 8.3 | No | $7.91/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Helix | 8.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | TeXworks | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | Micro | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Vim | 8.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | jEdit | 8.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | EditiX | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | Fresh | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 20 | Calmly Writer | 8.0 | Free plan | — | Android, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
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Questions about 010 Editor alternatives
What is the best alternative to 010 Editor?
Visual Studio Code, number 1 in text editors with a score of 9.5 out of 10. The others here: Neovim, Kate, Zed and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to 010 Editor?
Visual Studio Code is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 14 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on.