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  1. Notepad++ icon
     4924 likes

    Free open-source code editor and Notepad replacement supporting multiple languages, featuring high speed, low resource usage, privacy focus, and plugin extensibility.

    Notepad++ screenshot 1
    246 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good97 reviews
  2. Visual Studio Code icon
     1368 likes

    Free, extensible code editor with Git integration, AI-driven IntelliCode, and 30,000+ extensions, supporting various languages like Python, Java.

    • Code Editor
    • FreeProprietary
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 1
    200 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good79 reviews
  3. Sublime Text icon
     2038 likes

    Sophisticated text editor for code with sleek interface, multi-select tabs, side-by-side definitions, and swift variable renaming using multiple selections.

    Sublime Text screenshot 1
    190 alternatives
    4.0
    Very Good65 reviews
  4. VSCodium icon
     391 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.

    • Code Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
    VSCodium screenshot 1
    194 alternatives
    4.8
    Excellent42 reviews
  5. Vim icon
     1340 likes

    Vim ("Vi IMproved") is an advanced text editor that allows syntax highlighting, word completion and has a huge amount of contributed content. It also has a GUI version called GVim.

    • Code Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Vim screenshot 1
    212 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent25 reviews
  6. Microsoft Visual Studio is an IDE used to create programs, apps, websites, and web services using various frameworks. It supports multiple languages and offers tools for coding, debugging, and design.

    • IDE
    • Free PersonalProprietary
    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
    Microsoft Visual Studio screenshot 1
    108 alternatives
    3.4
    Fair18 reviews
  7. Eclipse icon
     1146 likes

    Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...

    • IDE
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    eclipse on windows 10
    146 alternatives
    3.8
    Good12 reviews
  8. Zed Editor icon
     101 likes

    Blazing fast, collaborative code editor with real-time multi-user support, built-in Vim mode, language-aware syntax trees, integrated terminal, and multi-buffers.

    • Code Editor
    • FreemiumOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Zed Editor screenshot 1
    85 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent13 reviews
  9. Kate icon
     310 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.

    • Code Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
    Kate screenshot 1
    142 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good8 reviews
  10. Geany icon
     575 likes

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

    • Code Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
    Geany screenshot 1
    150 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good19 reviews
  11. Neovim icon
     186 likes

    Refactored version of Vim with enhanced extensibility and modern plugin architecture.

    • Code Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chocolatey
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
    Neovim screenshot 1
    104 alternatives
  12. gedit icon
     693 likes

    Official text editor of the GNOME desktop environment. Has syntax highlighting and is suitable for programming, with support for several languages. It is extensible with plugins.

    • Text Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • GNOME
    • OpenSolaris
    • Flathub
    The Default look under GNOME with Adwaita
    190 alternatives
  13. GNU Emacs icon
     387 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:

    • Text Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • 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
    178 alternatives
    4.3
    Very Good16 reviews
  14. IntelliJ IDEA icon
     439 likes

    IntelliJ IDEA is the JetBrains IDE for pro development in Java and Kotlin. Built for your comfort, it unlocks productivity, ensures quality code, supports cutting-edge tech, and protects your privacy.

    • IDE
    • FreemiumOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    IntelliJ IDEA interface overview: the Project tool window (left) outlines the code structure and the Editor (right) is used to read, write, and explore the source code.
    58 alternatives
    4.1
    Very Good10 reviews
  15. Apache NetBeans icon
     741 likes

    A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and even dynamic languages such as PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, and...

    • IDE
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Editor
    96 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good10 reviews
  16. Edit icon
     19 likes

    Edit is a new command-line text editor in Windows. Edit is open source, so you can build the code or install the latest version from GitHub.

    Edit screenshot 1
    59 alternatives
  17. Micro icon
     85 likes

    Micro is a terminal-based text editor that aims to be easy to use and intuitive, while also taking advantage of the full capabilities of modern terminals.

    • Code Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenBSD
    Micro screenshot 1
    43 alternatives
    4.4
    Very Good8 reviews
  18. Windsurf Editor icon
     33 likes

    The first agentic IDE, and then some. The Windsurf Editor is where the work of developers and AI truly flow together, allowing for a coding experience that feels like literal magic.

    Windsurf Editor screenshot 1
    59 alternatives
  19. Pulsar Editor icon
     47 likes

    A Community-led Hyper-Hackable Text Editor, built on Electron. and based on everything we love about our favorite editors.

    • Code Editor
    • FreeOpen Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • BSD
    • Electron
    Welcome tab
    75 alternatives
  20. Lite XL icon
     52 likes

    Lite XL is a lightweight text editor written mostly in Lua — it aims to provide something practical, pretty, small and fast, implemented as simply as possible; easy to modify and extend, or to use without doing either.

    Lite XL screenshot 1
    58 alternatives
    4.6
    Excellent10 reviews
  21. Notepad3 icon
     63 likes

    Notepad3 is a fast and light-weight text editor with syntax highlighting for programming jobs. Auto-completion, Multi-language, Dark mode more.

    Supports RTL languages out of the box.
    210 alternatives
    4.2
    Very Good12 reviews