Best CotEditor Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from text editors ranked against CotEditor on the same published basis.
- 1CotEditor vs Visual Studio Code
- 2CotEditor vs Neovim
- 3CotEditor vs Kate
- 4CotEditor vs Zed
- 5CotEditor vs Notepad++
- 6CotEditor vs BBEdit
- 7CotEditor vs EmEditor
- 8CotEditor vs Bluefish
- 9CotEditor vs Geany
- 10CotEditor vs Lapce
- 11CotEditor vs Textadept
- 12CotEditor vs Sublime Text
- 13CotEditor vs UltraEdit
- 14CotEditor vs Helix
- 15CotEditor vs TeXworks
- 16CotEditor vs Micro
- 17CotEditor vs Vim
- 18CotEditor vs jEdit
- 19CotEditor vs EditiX
- 20CotEditor vs Fresh
CotEditor 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 | Textadept | 8.4 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 12 | Sublime Text | 8.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 13 | UltraEdit | 8.3 | No | $7.91/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 14 | Helix | 8.3 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 15 | TeXworks | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 16 | Micro | 8.2 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Vim | 8.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | jEdit | 8.0 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 19 | EditiX | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 20 | Fresh | 8.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
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Questions about CotEditor alternatives
What is the best alternative to CotEditor?
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 CotEditor?
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.