Sublime Text Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Sublime Text for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Sublime Text and loads of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Sublime Text are Vim, VSCodium, Geany and Kate.

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  1. Visual Studio Code icon

    Visual Studio Code

     1445 likes

    Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.

    232 Visual Studio Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
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    Visual Studio Code vs Sublime Text Comments
    Top Positive Comment
    webzooks
    1

    VS Code can open large files as Sublime Text. Both programs are nice, but VS Code is free.

    Top Negative Comment
    Guest
    9

    As an Atom fork it has the same problems like Atom being more an IDE than an editor and the usage of the Electron Framework results in extremely more RAM usage (more than factor 10), CPU usage, loading time and disk usage.

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    VS code isn’t intuitive and it is way too crammed

    3 of 19 comments
    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietarySublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Vim icon

    Vim

     1369 likes

    Advanced text editor with syntax highlighting, word completion, multiple editing modes for efficiency, plugin and script extensibility, GUI and command-line operation, a thorough help system, and cross-platform support across various operating systems.

    233 Vim alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
    • Flatpak
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
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    Vim vs Sublime Text Comments
    Ron Bowman
    Positive
    6

    Much more options than any other editor. While this is great for the experienced user, novice users could easily get confused.

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    terminal-based, open-source, very fast, extensible, text editor and by that I mean it is not intended as an IDE while other recommendations mostly are, can confuse new users, but overall it is very awesome if you can get used to it.

    • Vim is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
  4. VSCodium icon

    VSCodium

     443 likes

    This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.

    219 VSCodium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    VSCodium vs Sublime Text Comments
    Paul
    Positive
    0

    VS Code, but truly open source, and without the Microsoft crap.

    durgeshhirani131
    Positive
    0

    it is (VScode - microsoft telemetry).

    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Clear user interface and many helpful functions. Just like VSCode, but without unwanted code. The best editor for developers,

    3 of 4 comments
    • VSCodium is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • VSCodium is Privacy focusedSublime Text is not according to our users
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  6. Geany icon

    Geany

     583 likes

    Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

    170 Geany alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
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    Geany vs Sublime Text Comments
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    its support many programming language and so easy to compile,build,and run..!

    LucasVieites
    Positive
    1

    For users who come from a Linux environment this is a perfect editor to keep using on MacOS X

    • Geany is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Geany is Minimalistic and Privacy focusedSublime Text is not according to our users
  8. Kate icon

    Kate

     334 likes

    The Kate project develops two main products: KatePart, the advanced editor component which is used in numerous KDE applications requiring a text editing component, and Kate, a MDI text editor application.

    165 Kate alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    Kate vs Sublime Text Comments
    Paul
    Positive
    0

    Really good code editor, especially if you're using Linux and KDE.

    Ron Bowman
    Positive
    1

    Kate is among the best text editors, especially when working on multiple documents simultaneously.

    • Kate is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
  9. Zed Editor icon

    Zed Editor

     145 likes

    Blazing fast code editor offering real-time multi-user collaboration, language-aware syntax highlighting, integrated terminal, multi-buffers for tab-free editing, built-in Vim mode, searchable outline, AI coding assistance, advanced keyboard commands, and cross-platform support.

    116 Zed Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Zed Editor screenshot 1
     
  10. Neovim icon

    Neovim

     203 likes

    Refactored version of Vim, simplifying maintenance, improving developer contributions, and enabling new user interfaces. Features extensible plugin architecture, lightweight resource usage, syntax highlighting, no registration, ad-free, and distraction-free mode.

    120 Neovim alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chocolatey
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
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  11. GNU Emacs icon

    GNU Emacs

     391 likes

    GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

    201 GNU Emacs alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
    The GNU Emacs Manual calls Emacs the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor
     
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    GNU Emacs vs Sublime Text Comments
    au
    Positive
    1

    More powerful and extensible plugins.

    • GNU Emacs is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GNU Emacs is a Text Editor Sublime Text is a Code Editor
    • GNU Emacs is Privacy focusedSublime Text is not according to our users
  12. gedit icon

    gedit

     700 likes

    Extensible text editor with UTF-8 support, syntax highlighting for several programming and markup languages, remote editing, file reverting, print preview, clipboard operations, powerful search, customizable fonts and colors, line numbering, and plugin support.

    210 gedit alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita
     
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    gedit vs Sublime Text Comments
    76go
    Positive
    1

    it's main use is for editing normal text file not for coding!

    Guest
    Negative
    0

    Pales in comparison feature-wise and performance-wise.

    • gedit is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • gedit is a Text Editor Sublime Text is a Code Editor
    • gedit is Privacy focusedSublime Text is not according to our users
  13. GNU nano icon

    GNU nano

     297 likes

    GNU nano is a small and friendly text editor. Besides basic text editing, nano offers many extra features like an interactive search and replace, go to line and column number, auto-indentation, feature toggles, internationalization support, and filename tab completion.

    166 GNU nano alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
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    GNU nano vs Sublime Text Comments
    Guest
    Negative
    10

    Functionally-wise, Nano would be GNU counterpart of notepad.exe, nowhere near functionality of Sublime Text.

    vfrico
    Negative
    1

    It is command line based, and does not have any kind of plugins or themes.

    Guest
    Negative
    -6

    It's barely replacement of MS-DOS Wordstar from 80's...

    • GNU nano is Free and Open SourceSublime Text is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GNU nano is a Text Editor Sublime Text is a Code Editor
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