Best Chime Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from go IDEs ranked against Chime on the same published basis.
- 1Chime vs CodeDroid
- 2Chime vs Neovim
- 3Chime vs Visual Studio Code
- 4Chime vs Micro
- 5Chime vs NumenText
- 6Chime vs Zed
- 7Chime vs Theia IDE
- 8Chime vs VSCodium
- 9Chime vs Devin Desktop
- 10Chime vs IntelliJ IDEA
- 11Chime vs Kate
- 12Chime vs LiteIDE
- 13Chime vs Lapce
- 14Chime vs Helix
- 15Chime vs GoLand
- 16Chime vs Huly Code
- 17Chime vs SlickEdit
- 18Chime vs Vim
- 19Chime vs nook
- 20Chime vs Pulsar
Chime alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CodeDroid | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Neovim | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | Visual Studio Code | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 4 | Micro | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 5 | NumenText | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 6 | Zed | 7.2 | Free plan | $10/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 7 | Theia IDE | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Browser, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | VSCodium | 7.1 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 9 | Devin Desktop | 7.0 | Free plan | $20/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 10 | IntelliJ IDEA | 7.0 | Free plan | $8.33/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 11 | Kate | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | LiteIDE | 7.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | Lapce | 6.9 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Helix | 6.6 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | GoLand | 6.5 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Huly Code | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | — |
| 17 | SlickEdit | 6.3 | No | $125/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Vim | 6.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | nook | 5.8 | No | — | — |
| 20 | Pulsar | 5.8 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
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Questions about Chime alternatives
What is the best alternative to Chime?
CodeDroid, number 1 in go IDEs with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Neovim, Visual Studio Code, Micro and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Chime?
CodeDroid 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.