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Best Vim Alternatives in 2026

12 apps from text editors ranked against Vim on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Visual Studio Code Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free9.5
    Vim vs Visual Studio Code
  2. 2
    Neovim Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free9.5
    Vim vs Neovim
  3. 3
    Zed Free plan LinuxMacWin $10/mo9.1
    Vim vs Zed
  4. 4
    Notepad++ Free plan Win Free8.8
    Vim vs Notepad++
  5. 5
    Kate LinuxMacWin 8.8
    Vim vs Kate
  6. 6
    EmEditor Free trial Win $0.42/mo8.8
    Vim vs EmEditor
  7. 8
    Bluefish LinuxMacWin 8.6
    Vim vs Bluefish
  8. 9
    BBEdit Free plan Mac $59.99/mo8.5
    Vim vs BBEdit
  9. 10
    jEdit LinuxMacWin 8.5
    Vim vs jEdit
  10. 11
    Geany LinuxMacWin 8.5
    Vim vs Geany
  11. 12
    SciTE LinuxMacWin 8.5
    Vim vs SciTE
  12. 13
    Lapce Free plan LinuxMacWin Free8.5
    Vim vs Lapce
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