Best Text Editors in 2026 · page 3
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EditPlus
Windows6.7$35 one-time - 52
Code Writer
Free planWindows6.7Free plan - 53
Expresso
Free planmacOS6.7$0.99 one-time - 54
XML Marker
Windows6.6 - 55
Nextpad++
Free planLinuxmacOS6.6Free plan - 56
Fulgur
APILinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.5 - 57
Microsoft DevSkim
Microsoft DevSkim is a free, MIT-licensed toolkit for security linting and static source-code analysis.
Free planAPIExtensionLinuxmacOS6.5Free plan - 58
Visual Regression Tracker
Visual Regression Tracker is a free, open-source, self-hosted tool for detecting visual changes in screenshots.
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.5 - 59
ACTS
ACTS is open-source church management software available on the web, Windows and Linux.
Free planWebLinuxWindows6.5Free plan - 60
Mousepad
Mousepad is a free Linux text editor for people who want to make quick changes to text files rather than use a development environment.
Free planLinux6.4Free plan - 61
MacVim
Free planmacOS6.4Free plan - 62
Text Editor Pro
Free planWindows6.4Free plan - 63
Notepad2
Free planWindows6.4Free plan - 64
PolyEdit
Free planWindows6.4Free plan - 65
Microsoft Edit
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.4Free plan - 66
MacDown 3000
MacDown 3000 is free Markdown editor for macOS focused on local files and live rendered previews.
Free planmacOS6.4Free plan - 67
Pluma
Free planLinux6.4Free plan - 68
GNOME Text Editor
Free planLinux6.3Free plan - 69
EditPad Lite
Windows6.3£24.95 one-time - 70
Notepad3
Free planWindows6.3Free plan - 71
Summernote
Summernote is a free, MIT-licensed WYSIWYG editor for adding website editing capabilities.
WebLinuxmacOSSelf-hosted6.3 - 72
Smultron
macOS6.3$9.99 one-time - 73
GNU GLOBAL
GNU GLOBAL is a source code tagging system for locating program elements such as functions, macros, structs and classes, then navigating between…
Free planLinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.3Free plan - 74
Vovsoft Text Edit Plus
Vovsoft Text Edit Plus is a Windows plain-text editor for creating, modifying, and analyzing text documents.
Windows6.3$19 one-time - 75
Joe's Own Editor
Free planLinuxmacOSWindows6.3Free plan