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Alternatives to Neovim

Neovim is a free, Vim-based text editor that combines Vim’s editing model with an extensible setup. It supports multicursor editing, macros, column editing and large files, alongside built-in LSP, a terminal emulator and Tree-sitter parsing. Users can build Lua plugins and connect extensions through RPC in multiple languages; its API is documented and versioned. Neovim runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and Android, although Windows 8 or newer is required. Vim compatibility and…

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Calmly Writer

Calmly Writer is a writing editor built to reduce distractions and help users focus.

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Zed

Zed is a code editor for macOS, Windows, and Linux, with a free Personal plan and paid Pro and Business options.

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Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code is a free, open-source code editor with AI-assisted development tools for macOS, Linux, Windows and the web.

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Geany
Geany is a free, lightweight integrated development environment for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
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8.1Free plan
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GNU Emacs
GNU Emacs is a free, extensible text editor built around an interpreter for Emacs Lisp.
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8.0Free plan
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Lapce
Lapce is a free, open-source code editor written in Rust for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
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8.0Free plan
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EmEditor
EmEditor is a Windows text editor for text and code, including very large files.
Free planWindows
7.8From $5 a month
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BBEdit
BBEdit is a professional HTML and text editor for macOS aimed at writers, web authors, and software developers.
Free planmacOS
7.7Free plan
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Microsoft Editor
Microsoft Editor checks spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation, with additional suggestions for clarity, concision, and formality.
WebExtensionmacOSWindows
7.6
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FocusWriter
FocusWriter is a free, open-source word processor for Linux and Windows that keeps the writing area clear.
Free planOpen sourceLinuxmacOSWindows
7.6Free plan
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Sublime Text
Sublime Text is a text editor for code, markup, and prose, available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
LinuxmacOSWindows
7.5
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UltraEdit
UltraEdit is a paid text editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
LinuxmacOSWindows
7.5
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Bluefish
Bluefish is a free, open-source desktop editor for programmers and web developers writing websites, scripts, and code.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
7.5Free plan
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TextMate
Free planmacOS
7.4Free plan
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Micro
Micro is a free terminal-based text editor for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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7.4Free plan
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Textastic
iOSmacOS
7.4
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Lite XL
Lite XL is a free, lightweight text editor written in C and Lua, with a bundle smaller than 5MB.
Free planAndroidWebLinuxmacOS
7.4Free plan
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Froala Editor
Froala Editor is a paid JavaScript WYSIWYG HTML editor that adds rich-text editing inside applications.
AndroidiOSWebSelf-hosted
7.4From $60 a month
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Kate
Kate is a free text editor for Linux, macOS, and Windows, suited to both general text files and code.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
7.3Free plan
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Vim
Vim is a configurable text editor for creating and changing text, with uses including programming, composing email and editing configuration files.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
7.3Free plan
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SlickEdit
SlickEdit is a cross-platform code editor for working across programming languages, with SlickEdit 2025 listing support for more than 70 languages on…
LinuxmacOSWindows
7.3$125 one-time
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Avidemux
Free planOpen sourceWebLinuxmacOSWindows
7.3Free plan
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Textadept
Textadept is a free, open-source text editor for programmers, with graphical and terminal interfaces for Windows, macOS, Linux, and BSD.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
7.2Free plan
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Notepad++
Free planWindows
7.1Free plan
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jEdit
jEdit is a Java-based text editor for programmers, available for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with support also listed for Unix/Linux, Mac OS X, VMS, and OS/2.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
7.1Free plan
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SciTE
SciTE is a Scintilla-based text editor that can also compile or run source files and show command output in its output pane.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
7.1Free plan
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GNU nano
GNU nano is a free text editor made as an alternative to Pico, with additional editing functions while aiming to remain compatible with it.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
7.1Free plan
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CudaText
CudaText is a free, open-source text editor written in Object Pascal for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows
7.1Free plan
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Nova
Nova is a Mac-native code editor and IDE for editing, debugging, version control, and remote files.
macOS
7.1
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NoteTab
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7.1Free plan
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