Best Acme Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from code editors ranked against Acme on the same published basis.
- 1Acme vs Visual Studio Code
- 2Acme vs Zed
- 3Acme vs Neovim
- 4Acme vs VSCodium
- 5Acme vs Kate
- 6Acme vs Notepad++
- 7Acme vs EmEditor
- 8Acme vs BBEdit
- 9Acme vs Geany
- 10Acme vs Bluefish
- 11Acme vs Helix
- 12Acme vs Micro
- 13Acme vs ICEcoder
- 14Acme vs Vim
- 15Acme vs UltraEdit
- 16Acme vs CodeEdit
- 17Acme vs Pulsar
- 18Acme vs Sublime Text
- 19Acme vs CudaText
- 20Acme vs SlickEdit
Acme alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visual Studio Code | 9.5 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Zed | 9.3 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 3 | Neovim | 9.3 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 4 | VSCodium | 9.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | Kate | 8.8 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 6 | Notepad++ | 8.5 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | EmEditor | 8.4 | No | $0.42/mo | Windows |
| 8 | BBEdit | 8.2 | Free plan | $59.99/mo | Mac |
| 9 | Geany | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | Bluefish | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Helix | 8.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Micro | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | ICEcoder | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 14 | Vim | 7.9 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | UltraEdit | 7.8 | No | $7.91/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | CodeEdit | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | Mac |
| 17 | Pulsar | 7.7 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Sublime Text | 7.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | CudaText | 7.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | SlickEdit | 7.3 | No | $125/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Acme alternatives
What is the best alternative to Acme?
Visual Studio Code, number 1 in code editors with a score of 9.5 out of 10. The others here: Zed, Neovim, VSCodium and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Acme?
Visual Studio Code is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 12 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.